Friday, 27 November 2015

‘MELAWAN Kejahatan yang sama': Putin, Hollande bersetuju untuk berkongsi risikan ke atas sasaran pengganas di SYRIA . . .



November 26, 2015. Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin (kanan) dan Presiden Perancis Francois Hollande mengadakan sidang akhbar bersama selepas mesyuarat mereka di Kremlin (November 26, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and French President Francois Hollande hold a joint press conference following their meeting in the Kremlin) © Michael Klimentyev/Sputnik

tHIs iS mY message2YOU ♪♫ Perancis dan Rusia bersetuju untuk bertukar-tukar data risikan mengenai Negara Islam (IS) dan kumpulan pengganas lain di Syria untuk meningkatkan keberkesanan kempen udara mereka di negara ini seperti Vladimir Putin menerima rakan sejawatannya dari Perancis itu, Francois Hollande, di Moscow.

"Perancis bersedia untuk bekerjasama dengan Rusia untuk mencapai matlamat yang sama untuk memerangi kumpulan pengganas dan Negara Islam (IS) di tempat pertama," kata Hollande selepas perbincangan pada petang Khamis.

Kedua-dua pemimpin bersetuju bahawa serangan udara Perancis dan Rusia akan memberi tumpuan kepada Negara Islam (IS, yang sebelum ini ISIS/ISIL) dan kumpulan jihad lain dan kemudahan di bawah kawalan mereka.

"Apa yang kita bersetuju, dan ini adalah penting, adalah untuk menyerang hanya pengganas dan Daesh (Negara Islam (IS) dan tidak menyerang kuasa-kuasa yang memerangi keganasan. Kami akan bertukar-tukar maklumat mengenai siapa untuk memukul dan yang tidak memukul, "kata Hollande.

‘Fighting common evil’: Putin, Hollande agree to share intelligence on terrorist targets in Syria

France and Russia have agreed to exchange intelligence data on Islamic State and other terror groups in Syria to increase the effectiveness of their air campaigns in the country as Vladimir Putin received his French counterpart, Francois Hollande, in Moscow.

“France is ready to work hand in hand with Russia to achieve a common goal of fighting terror groups and Islamic State in the first place,” Hollande said after the talks on Thursday evening.

The two leaders have agreed that French and Russian airstrikes would be focused on Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and other jihadist groups and facilities under their control.

“What we agreed, and this is important, is to strike only terrorists and Daesh (Islamic State) and to not strike forces that are fighting terrorism. We will exchange information about whom to hit and whom not to hit,” Hollande added.


Meeting with President of France Francois Hollande (Mesyuarat dengan Presiden Perancis Francois Hollande) http://bit.ly/1OtLDfQ 

"Kami bersedih hati dengan anda ke atas kerugian yang dialami Perancis," kata Presiden Putin memberitahu rakan sejawatannya dari Perancis itu, mengingatkan bahawa Rusia juga "mengalami kerugian yang serius akibat daripada perbuatan pengganas kejam terhadap pesawat awam."

"Semua ini memaksa kita untuk menyertai usaha menentang kejahatan bersama," kata Putin. "Kami melihat bahawa anda akan membayar banyak perhatian dan membuat usaha untuk mewujudkan satu gabungan anti-pengganas yang luas. Anda tahu kedudukan kami dan kami bersedia untuk kerja-kerja bersama. Selain itu, kami percaya ia adalah benar-benar perlu, kedudukan kita adalah sama dalam hal ini."

BACA lagi: kapal induk Perancis Charles de Gaulle melancarkan misi anti-ISIS pertama di Syria & Iraq (READ MORE: French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle launches first anti-ISIS missions in Syria & Iraq)

Putin menekankan peranan penting yang dimainkan oleh tentera Syria, yang setia kepada Assad, dalam menangani pengganas di negara ini.

"Kita semua percaya bahawa ia adalah mustahil untuk berjaya melawan pengganas di Syria tanpa operasi darat," katanya.

"Dan tidak ada kuasa yang lain untuk menjalankan operasi darat terhadap IS . . . kecuali tentera kerajaan Syria. Dalam hal ini, saya fikir bahawa tentera Presiden Assad dan beliau sendiri adalah sekutu kekal kita dalam memerangi keganasan, "kata ketua Rusia.

“We grieve with you over the losses that France suffered,” President Putin told his French counterpart, reminding that Russia also “suffered serious losses as a result of a heinous terrorist act against a civilian aircraft.”

“All this forces us to join efforts against a common evil,” Putin said. “We see that you pay a lot of attention and make efforts to create a broad anti-terrorist coalition. You know our position and we are ready for joint work. Moreover, we believe it is absolutely necessary, our stances are similar in this regard.”

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Putin emphasized the key role played by the Syrian army, which is loyal to Assad, in tackling the terrorists in the country.

“We all believe that it’s impossible to successfully fight the terrorists in Syria without ground operations,” he said.

“And there’s no other force to conduct ground operations against IS ... except the government army of Syria. In this regard, I think that the army of President Assad and he himself are our natural allies in the fight against terrorism,” the Russian leader explained.


BREAKING: 'France is at war'- #Hollande to intensify military operation in (BREAKING: "Perancis adalah dlm perang - #Hollande untuk meningkatkan operasi ketenteraan di) #Syria http://on.rt.com/6wpf 

Pemimpin Perancis juga menekankan kepentingan Rusia memainkan peranan utama dalam peralihan politik di Syria. Bagaimanapun, beliau mengulangi pendirian Barat yang semasa Presiden Syria Bashar Assad perlu tidak ada tempat dalam masa depan negara.

Putin bercakap lagi mengenai keperluan untuk pakatan antarabangsa yang luas menentang keganasan dan jihadism tanpa sebarang tempahan, tetapi menambah bahawa Rusia bersedia untuk bertindak dengan sendiri jika idea itu tidak menerima sokongan yang lebih luas dari Barat.

Kedua-dua pemimpin bersetuju untuk meneruskan dialog mereka ke atas Syria semasa Persidangan Perubahan Iklim yang adalah disebabkan untuk mengambil tempat di Paris di antara 30 November dan 11 Disember.

The French leader also stressed the importance of Russia playing a key roles in the political transition in Syria. However, he reiterated the Western position that Syria’s current President Bashar Assad should have no place in the country’s future.

Putin again spoke about the need for a broad international coalition against terrorism and jihadism without any reservations, but added that Russia is ready to act on its own if the idea does not receive wider support from the West.

The two leaders agreed to continue their dialogue on Syria during the Climate Change Conference which is due to take place in Paris between November 30 and December 11.

READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/6xov

‘MELAWAN Kejahatan yang sama': Putin, Hollande bersetuju untuk berkongsi risikan ke atas sasaran pengganas di SYRIA . . .



November 26, 2015. Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin (kanan) dan Presiden Perancis Francois Hollande mengadakan sidang akhbar bersama selepas mesyuarat mereka di Kremlin (November 26, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and French President Francois Hollande hold a joint press conference following their meeting in the Kremlin) © Michael Klimentyev/Sputnik

tHIs iS mY message2YOU ♪♫ Perancis dan Rusia bersetuju untuk bertukar-tukar data risikan mengenai Negara Islam (IS) dan kumpulan pengganas lain di Syria untuk meningkatkan keberkesanan kempen udara mereka di negara ini seperti Vladimir Putin menerima rakan sejawatannya dari Perancis itu, Francois Hollande, di Moscow.

"Perancis bersedia untuk bekerjasama dengan Rusia untuk mencapai matlamat yang sama untuk memerangi kumpulan pengganas dan Negara Islam (IS) di tempat pertama," kata Hollande selepas perbincangan pada petang Khamis.

Kedua-dua pemimpin bersetuju bahawa serangan udara Perancis dan Rusia akan memberi tumpuan kepada Negara Islam (IS, yang sebelum ini ISIS/ISIL) dan kumpulan jihad lain dan kemudahan di bawah kawalan mereka.

"Apa yang kita bersetuju, dan ini adalah penting, adalah untuk menyerang hanya pengganas dan Daesh (Negara Islam (IS) dan tidak menyerang kuasa-kuasa yang memerangi keganasan. Kami akan bertukar-tukar maklumat mengenai siapa untuk memukul dan yang tidak memukul, "kata Hollande.

‘Fighting common evil’: Putin, Hollande agree to share intelligence on terrorist targets in Syria

France and Russia have agreed to exchange intelligence data on Islamic State and other terror groups in Syria to increase the effectiveness of their air campaigns in the country as Vladimir Putin received his French counterpart, Francois Hollande, in Moscow.

“France is ready to work hand in hand with Russia to achieve a common goal of fighting terror groups and Islamic State in the first place,” Hollande said after the talks on Thursday evening.

The two leaders have agreed that French and Russian airstrikes would be focused on Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and other jihadist groups and facilities under their control.

“What we agreed, and this is important, is to strike only terrorists and Daesh (Islamic State) and to not strike forces that are fighting terrorism. We will exchange information about whom to hit and whom not to hit,” Hollande added.


Meeting with President of France Francois Hollande (Mesyuarat dengan Presiden Perancis Francois Hollande) http://bit.ly/1OtLDfQ 

"Kami bersedih hati dengan anda ke atas kerugian yang dialami Perancis," kata Presiden Putin memberitahu rakan sejawatannya dari Perancis itu, mengingatkan bahawa Rusia juga "mengalami kerugian yang serius akibat daripada perbuatan pengganas kejam terhadap pesawat awam."

"Semua ini memaksa kita untuk menyertai usaha menentang kejahatan bersama," kata Putin. "Kami melihat bahawa anda akan membayar banyak perhatian dan membuat usaha untuk mewujudkan satu gabungan anti-pengganas yang luas. Anda tahu kedudukan kami dan kami bersedia untuk kerja-kerja bersama. Selain itu, kami percaya ia adalah benar-benar perlu, kedudukan kita adalah sama dalam hal ini."

BACA lagi: kapal induk Perancis Charles de Gaulle melancarkan misi anti-ISIS pertama di Syria & Iraq (READ MORE: French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle launches first anti-ISIS missions in Syria & Iraq)

Putin menekankan peranan penting yang dimainkan oleh tentera Syria, yang setia kepada Assad, dalam menangani pengganas di negara ini.

"Kita semua percaya bahawa ia adalah mustahil untuk berjaya melawan pengganas di Syria tanpa operasi darat," katanya.

"Dan tidak ada kuasa yang lain untuk menjalankan operasi darat terhadap IS . . . kecuali tentera kerajaan Syria. Dalam hal ini, saya fikir bahawa tentera Presiden Assad dan beliau sendiri adalah sekutu kekal kita dalam memerangi keganasan, "kata ketua Rusia.

“We grieve with you over the losses that France suffered,” President Putin told his French counterpart, reminding that Russia also “suffered serious losses as a result of a heinous terrorist act against a civilian aircraft.”

“All this forces us to join efforts against a common evil,” Putin said. “We see that you pay a lot of attention and make efforts to create a broad anti-terrorist coalition. You know our position and we are ready for joint work. Moreover, we believe it is absolutely necessary, our stances are similar in this regard.”

.
Putin emphasized the key role played by the Syrian army, which is loyal to Assad, in tackling the terrorists in the country.

“We all believe that it’s impossible to successfully fight the terrorists in Syria without ground operations,” he said.

“And there’s no other force to conduct ground operations against IS ... except the government army of Syria. In this regard, I think that the army of President Assad and he himself are our natural allies in the fight against terrorism,” the Russian leader explained.


BREAKING: 'France is at war'- #Hollande to intensify military operation in (BREAKING: "Perancis adalah dlm perang - #Hollande untuk meningkatkan operasi ketenteraan di) #Syria http://on.rt.com/6wpf 

Pemimpin Perancis juga menekankan kepentingan Rusia memainkan peranan utama dalam peralihan politik di Syria. Bagaimanapun, beliau mengulangi pendirian Barat yang semasa Presiden Syria Bashar Assad perlu tidak ada tempat dalam masa depan negara.

Putin bercakap lagi mengenai keperluan untuk pakatan antarabangsa yang luas menentang keganasan dan jihadism tanpa sebarang tempahan, tetapi menambah bahawa Rusia bersedia untuk bertindak dengan sendiri jika idea itu tidak menerima sokongan yang lebih luas dari Barat.

Kedua-dua pemimpin bersetuju untuk meneruskan dialog mereka ke atas Syria semasa Persidangan Perubahan Iklim yang adalah disebabkan untuk mengambil tempat di Paris di antara 30 November dan 11 Disember.

The French leader also stressed the importance of Russia playing a key roles in the political transition in Syria. However, he reiterated the Western position that Syria’s current President Bashar Assad should have no place in the country’s future.

Putin again spoke about the need for a broad international coalition against terrorism and jihadism without any reservations, but added that Russia is ready to act on its own if the idea does not receive wider support from the West.

The two leaders agreed to continue their dialogue on Syria during the Climate Change Conference which is due to take place in Paris between November 30 and December 11.

READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/6xov

RUSIA mengatur canggih sistem pertahanan udara S-400 ke pangkalan Syria selepas Su-24 DIJATUHKAN . . .


Sistem peluru berpandu pertahanan udara S-400 dikerahkan untuk tugas pertempuran di pangkalan udara Hmeymim untuk menyediakan keselamatan penerbangan kumpulan udara Rusia di Syria (An S-400 air defence missile system is deployed for a combat duty at the Hmeymim airbase to provide security of the Russian air group's flights in Syria) © Dmitriy Vinogradov/Sputnik

tHIs iS mY message2YOU ♪♫ - Moscow telah dikerahkan terbaru S-400 sistem peluru berpandu pertahanan udara kepada Khmeimim di Syria sebagai sebahagian daripada rangsangan keselamatan berikutan menembak jatuh jet Rusia oleh Turki awal minggu ini.

"Selaras dengan keputusan Pemerintah Tertinggi Angkatan Tentera Rusia, hari ini (kelmarin) sistem peluru berpandu pertahanan udara S-400 telah segera dihantar, digunakan dan sudah memulakan tugas pertempuran untuk memberikan perlindungan kepada kawasan sekitar Khmeimim pangkalan udara Rusia di Syria, "kata Ketua-Major Igor Konashenkov, berkata Kementerian Pertahanan jurucakap Rusia.

Russia deploys cutting-edge S-400 air defense system to Syrian base after Su-24 downing . . .

Moscow has deployed its newest S-400 air defense missile system to Khmeimim in Syria as part of a security boost following the downing of a Russian jet by Turkey earlier this week.

“In accordance with the decision of the Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces, today (on Monday) an S-400 air defense missile system has been promptly delivered, deployed and already began combat duty to provide cover for the area around the Russian Khmeimim air base in Syria,” General-Major Igor Konashenkov, Russia’s Ministry of Defense spokesman, said.



Mengulas mengenai keputusan itu, Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin berkata, sebelum ini ada keperluan untuk langkah-langkah tersebut, kerana "tidak ada orang yang membayangkan pesawat Rusia dapat berada dalam bahaya. Rusia akan telah membawa S-400-an ke Syria lama dahulu untuk melindungi pesawat perang mereka, jika ia dilayan kemungkinan Backstab khianat."

Putin menegaskan, bagaimanapun, bahawa S-400 sistem tidak mensasarkan rakan kongsi Rusia, "dengan siapa kita memerangi pengganas di Syria bersama-sama."

Tetapi yang menembak jatuh pengebom Su-24 Rusia oleh Turki mendorong Rusia untuk "memastikan keselamatan pesawat kami semasa operasi mereka terhadap IS [dan] terhadap pengganas LIH dan kumpulan pengganas lain melalui cara yang lebih dipercayai," kata jurucakap Kementerian Pertahanan Konahsenkov dalam taklimat media.

S-400 adalah sistem pertahanan anti-pesawat yang paling maju di Rusia, dan tiada tandingan dalam DUNIA.

Ia direka untuk memastikan pertahanan udara menggunakan panjang dan sederhana peluru berpandu yang boleh mengenai sasaran udara, termasuk pesawat taktikal dan strategik serta peluru berpandu balistik dan pelayaran, pada jarak sehingga 400 kilometer.

Sistem ini terdiri daripada satu set radar, pelancar peluru berpandu dan markas perintah, dan dikendalikan sepenuhnya oleh tentera Rusia.

Sebelum itu pada hari Selasa, Su-24 Rusia telah ditembak jatuh oleh jet pejuang F-16 Turki berhampiran sempadan Turki-Syria.

Seorang juruterbang Rusia telah dibunuh oleh pemberontak Syria manakala dalam payung terjun, dengan yang lain diselamatkan dan dihantar ke pangkalan udara Khmeimim.

Walaupun tuntutan dari Ankara, Moscow menegaskan bahawa jet yang terhempas di Syria, tidak melanggar ruang udara Turki.

BACA lagi: kapal penjelajah peluru berpandu Rusia ke pantai Latakia, bersedia untuk memusnahkan sasaran udara berbahaya - Menteri Pertahanan

Tidak lama selepas kejadian itu, Kementerian Pertahanan mengumumkan 3 langkah-langkah yang telah diambil berikutan serangan ke atas pengebom Su-24 Rusia, termasuk peruntukan perlindungan udara oleh jet pejuang untuk setiap serangan udara, yang meningkatkan pertahanan udara dengan menggerakkan kapal perang peluru berpandu pd pantai Latakia, dan menggantung semua persahabatan tentera-ke-tentera dengan Turki.

Commenting on the decision, Russia's President Vladimir Putin said there was previously no need for such measures, because "no-one imagined the Russian aircraft could be in danger. Russia would've brought S-400s to Syria a long time ago to protect its warplanes, if it entertained the possibility of a traitorous backstab."

Putin reiterated, however, that the S-400 systems are not targeting Russia's partners, "with whom we fight terrorists in Syria together."

But the downing of the Russian Su-24 bomber by Turkey prompted Russia to “ensure the safety of our aircraft during their operations against IS [and] against terrorists LIH and other terrorist groups via more reliable means,” Defense Ministry spokesman Konahsenkov said in a media briefing.

The S-400 is the most advanced anti-aircraft defense system in Russia, and is unparalleled in the world.

It’s designed to ensure air defense using long- and medium-range missiles that can hit aerial targets, including tactical and strategic aircraft as well as ballistic and cruise missiles, at ranges of up to 400 kilometers.
The system consists of a set of radars, missile launchers and command posts, and is operated solely by the Russian military.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Russian Su-24 was shot down by a Turkish F-16 fighter jet near the Turkish-Syrian border.

One Russian pilot was killed by Syrian rebels while parachuting, with the other one was rescued and delivered to Khmeimim airbase.

Despite claims from Ankara, Moscow maintains that its jet, which crashed in Syria, didn’t violate Turkey's airspace. 


Shortly after the incident, the MoD announced three steps which were to be taken following the attack on the Russian Su-24 bomber, including the provision of aerial cover by fighter jets for every airstrike, the boosting of air defense by deploying guided missile cruisers off the Latakia coast, and suspending all military-to-military contacts with Turkey.


Putin: Turkey deliberately leading relations with Russia 'into a gridlock' (Putin: Turki sengaja membawa hubungan dengan Rusia 'ke dalam kesesakan') http://on.rt.com/6xop  4:07 AM - 27 Nov 2015

Pangkalan udara Khmeimim di Latakia, Syria, menempatkan Tentera Udara skuadron Rusia Su-27SM dan Su-30 jet pejuang, Su-34 dan Su-24 pengebom taktikal, yang semuanya mengambil bahagian dalam serangan udara di Negara Islam (IS) dan kumpulan pengganas lain di negara ini .

Pangkalan udara ini dilindungi oleh ‘state-of-the-art’ sistem pertahanan udara dan radar. Khmeimim juga mempunyai unit beroperasi sepenuhnya untuk mengekalkan ‘fixed’-dan pesawat pemutar sayap dan memberikan bantuan logistik kepada juruterbang.

Khmeimim airbase in Latakia, Syria, accommodates Russian Air Force squadrons of Su-27SM and Su-30 fighter jets, Su-34 and Su-24 tactical bombers, which are all taking part in airstrikes on Islamic State and other terror groups in the country.

The airbase is protected by state-of-the-art air defense systems and radars. Khmeimim also has a fully operational unit for maintaining fixed- and rotor-wing aircraft and providing logistical assistance to pilots.

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Erdogan: Kami akan terus menembak jatuh pesawat melanggarterma . . .


Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan © Umit Bektas

Jamaica♪♫(Caribbean) Turki akan membuka api kepada pesawat asing melanggarterma ruang udara Turki di masa akan datang, Presiden Recep Tayyip Erdogan memberi amaran di tengah-tengah krisis diplomatik yang disebabkan oleh menembak jatuh sebuah kapal terbang perang Rusia oleh Tentera Udara Turki.

"Jika lain melanggar sempadan udara kita berlaku, kita boleh bertindak balas dengan cara yang sama," katanya. "Pesawat itu ditembak jatuh dalam kaedah-kaedah penglibatan diumumkan sebelum ini."

Pada hari Selasa, jet pejuang F-16 Turki melepaskan tembakan dan dijatuhkan sebuah kapal terbang perang Rusia menjalankan misi pertempuran di Syria. Ankara mengekalkan Federation Su-24 pengebom menyeberangi sempadan dan kekal di ruang udara Turki selama 17 saat.

Rusia menafikan sebarang pelanggaran. Ia juga menolak dakwaan Turki bahawa tentera berulang kali memberi amaran juruterbang jet Rusia sebelum menyerang ia.

Erdogan: We’ll continue shooting down violating planes

Turkey will open fire on foreign planes violating Turkish airspace in the future, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned amid a diplomatic crisis caused by the downing of a Russian warplane by the Turkish Air Force.

“If another violation of our aerial border happens, we can respond in the same way,” he said. “The plane was shot down within the rules of engagement announced earlier.”

On Tuesday, a Turkish F-16 fighter jet fired at and downed a Russian warplane conducting a combat mission in Syria. Ankara maintains the Russian Su-24 bomber crossed the border and remained in Turkish airspace for 17 seconds.

Russia denies any violations. It also rejects Turkey’s claims that its military repeatedly warned the pilots of the Russian jet before attacking it.


Downing of Russian Su-24 'looks very much like a preplanned provocation' - Lavrov (Menembak jatuh Su-24 Rusia'kelihatan sangat seperti provokasi terancang' - Lavrov) http://on.rt.com/6xjg 1:08 PM - 26 Nov 2015

Perdana Menteri Ahmet Davutoglu memberitahu rakan-rakan ahli Parti AK bahawa dia sendiri telah membenarkan peraturan dilangsungkan.

"Kita telah menyebut bahawa kami akan mengambil semua langkah pencegahan yang diperlukan diperlukan jika perkembangan ini menyebabkan melanggar ruang udara Turki," kata Davutoglu. "Pesanan untuk angkatan tentera saya telah diberikan oleh saya semasa mesyuarat."

Beliau menambah bahawa dasar Turki terhadap ‘interloping’ pesawat asing "telah dijelaskan di peringkat tertinggi. Kami telah memberikan semua amaran perlu. Kami memberitahu Rusia pesawat tentera mungkin diserang."

Kejadian itu telah menyebabkan kesan yang teruk hubungan Rusia-Turki dalam beberapa dekad. Moscow menuduh kerajaan Turki mengadakan provokasi yang dirancang.

Memburukkan lagi perselisihan adalah kematian dua tentera Rusia dalam kejadian itu. Juruterbang jet dijatuhkan ditembak mati oleh pejuang kumpulan militan Turki disokong kerana payung terjun beliau ke tanah. Dan marin terbunuh apabila helikopter Rusia dihantar untuk menyelamatkan anak-anak kapal datang di bawah api dari tanah. Helikopter itu rosak dan terpaksa ke tanah, selepas itu pesawat yang ditinggalkan telah dimusnahkan oleh peluru berpandu anti-kereta kebal.

Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄŸlu told fellow members of his AK Party that he had personally authorized the rules of engagement.

“We have mentioned that we would take all the necessary precautions needed if these developments result in violation of Turkish airspace,” DavutoÄŸlu said. “The orders to my armed forces were given by me during a meeting.”

He added that Turkey’s policy towards interloping foreign aircraft “had been explained at the highest level. We gave all necessary warnings. We told the Russians that military aircraft may be attacked.”

The incident has caused the worst deterioration of Russian-Turkish relations in decades. Moscow accused the Turkish government of staging a premeditated provocation.

Aggravating the rift is the death of two Russian troops in the incident. The pilot of the downed jet was gunned down by fighters of a Turkey-supported militant group as he was parachuting to the ground. And a marine was killed when a Russian helicopter sent to rescue the crew came under fire from the ground. The helicopter was damaged and forced to land, after which the abandoned aircraft was destroyed by an anti-tank missile.



Davutoglu Rusia letupkan operasi anti-pengganas di utara Syria, berkata serangan udara Rusia mensasarkan orang awam bukan pengganas.

"Tidak ada pengganas di sana. Serangan udara di Bayırbucak tidak boleh dibenarkan oleh memerangi IS. Kita tidak boleh menutup mata kepada fakta bahawa orang awam yang menjadi sasaran serangan di bawah nama menentang IS. Serangan ini mesti dihentikan, "katanya merujuk kepada kumpulan pengganas Negara Islam (IS), yang mendakwa Ankara untuk menentang sebagai sebahagian daripada pakatan yang diketuai Amerika Syarikat.

Rusia menegaskan terdapat kehadiran pejuang jihad asing di rantau ini serta unsur-unsur infrastruktur pengganas. Moscow percaya Ankara melindungi pasukan pengganas di Syria dengan matlamat untuk meneruskan menyeludup minyak di seberang sempadan.

"Tindakan Turki adalah perlindungan de facto Negara Islam (IS)," kata Perdana Menteri Rusia Dmitry Medvedev pada hari Rabu. "Ini tidak menghairankan, memandangkan maklumat yang kita miliki tentang kepentingan kewangan langsung beberapa pegawai Turki yang berhubungan dengan pembekalan produk minyak ditapis oleh tumbuh-tumbuhan dikawal oleh ISIS."

PM Turki berkata Ankara mahu mengekalkan hubungan dengan Rusia walaupun kejadian itu.

DavutoÄŸlu blasted Russian anti-terrorist operations in northern Syria, saying Russian airstrikes target civilians not terrorists.

“There are no terrorists there. Airstrikes in Bayırbucak cannot be justified by the fight against IS. We cannot turn a blind eye on the fact that civilians come under attack under the guise of fighting against IS. These attacks must be stopped,” he said referring to the terrorist group Islamic State, which Ankara claims to be fighting against as part of a US-led coalition.

Russia insists there is a presence of foreign jihadist fighters in the region as well as elements of terrorist infrastructure. Moscow believes Ankara is shielding terrorist forces in Syria with the goal of continuing to smuggle oil across the border.

“Turkey’s actions are de facto protection of Islamic State,” Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. “This is no surprise, considering the information we have about the direct financial interest of some Turkish officials relating to the supply of oil products refined by plants controlled by ISIS.”

The Turkish PM said Ankara wants to maintain ties with Russia despite the incident.

READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/6xng

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