Russian aircraft are finally primarily striking Islamic State targets, the Pentagon said acknowledged on Monday, after months of accusing Moscow of lying about its intentions in Syria

Until now, most of Moscow’s airpower has been trained on opposition groups supported by the United States working against Syrian President Bashar Assad.

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