Russian President announced the possibility to send troops for ground operations in Syria 11210152

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Russian President announced the possibility to send troops for ground operations in Syria.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ruled out on Sunday, October 11, 2015, the possibility of sending Russian troops for ground operations in Russia's ongoing military intervention in the war-torn Syria. "This is out of the question," Putin was quoted by the RIA Novosti news agency as saying in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel.
     
Russian President Vladimir Putin ruled out on Sunday, October 11, 2015, the possibility of sending Russian troops for ground operations in Russia's ongoing military intervention in the war-torn Syria. "This is out of the question," Putin was quoted by the RIA Novosti news agency as saying in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel. Russian President Vladimir Putin
     
Russian Air Force carried out 64 sorties in Syria from Saturday to Sunday, destroying a total of 63 IS targets, including the field headquarters of the terrorist group near the northwestern Syrian village of Slama, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday.

On Sept. 30, Russia started airstrikes against positions of the IS in Syria, a move that has been criticized by the U.S. to be mainly aiming at striking Syria's anti-government rebels.

Russia's recent military intervention in the Syrian war in the form of airstrikes and missile attacks aimed both at supporting the government of President Bashar Al-Assad in combatting the Islamic State (IS) has reaped initial gains.

Russia's bombing campaign in Syria, which began on Sept. 30, has strengthened the Syrian government, laying the foundation for a dialogue with all countries concerned to come up with solutions that could drag Syria out of the internal conflict that has lasted for more than four years.