Russia’s General Staff has provided information to France on Turkey’s role in stealing Syrian natural resources and financing the Islamic State , the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday, Sputnik News reports.
“General of the Army Valery Gerasimov presented information on continued stealing of Syrian national resources, the proceeds from which are used to finance IS, as well as on Turkey’s role in this process,” the ministry said in a statement.
The head of the Russian General Staff has also agreed with France to set up an exchange of operative information to coordinate actions in the fight against the Islamic State, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service announced Thursday.
“It has been agreed to establish an exchange of operative information to coordinate the actions for a more effective destruction of command points, military equipment, [arms] depots, paths for equipping militants, and other IS infrastructures in Syria,” the press service said in a statement.
According to Russian Defense Ministry’s press service, the head of the Russian General Staff has agreed with France to set up an exchange of operative information to coordinate actions in the fight against the Islamic State.
