The U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stressed
that the United States was not coordinating with Russia and the Russian
strikes had not prompted the United States to call off any coalition
activities.
Russia told US: Syria strikes to include cruise missiles -US(News Central Asia)
Russia is waging a significant number of strikes in Syria on Tuesday and told Washington ahead of the attacks it would use both sea-launched cruise missiles and long-range bombers, a U.S. defense official said.
Moscow
gave the United States notice ahead of the strikes under an agreement
with Washington on air safety protocols, the official said, adding at
least some of the strikes targeted the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa.
The
U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stressed that the
United States was not coordinating with Russia and the Russian strikes
had not prompted the United States to call off any coalition activities.
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