Moscow raised no immediate concerns about the planned raids that left 62 Syrian troops dead OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP/GETTY IMAGESBritain and its allies told Russia in advance about an airstrike in which 62 Syrian troops are claimed to have died. Moscow raised no immediate concerns about the planned raids on what the US-led coalition believed were Islamic State militants. Only when the bombing raids began last Saturday near the city of Deir ez-Zor did Russian officials contact the coalition to claim that they were killing Syrian government forces, a senior RAF officer said. The airstrikes were halted as soon as this information was received. Asked if that meant the Russians deliberately stayed quiet because they knew such a mistake…

Source: The Times September 23, 2016 23:07 UTC