"Destroy threats to Russians in Syria immediately" - Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Moscow on Friday that the army must "immediately destroy" all forces threatening Russian military in Syria.

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Friday, 11.12.2015.

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"Destroy threats to Russians in Syria immediately" - Putin

AP quoted him as saying that the Russian military base in Syria "has been beefed up with additional aircraft and air defense weapons."

According to the agency, the buildup followed the downing of a Russian warplane "by a Turkish fighter jet at the Syrian border on November 24."

Putin today "warned anyone against further provocations, without naming Turkey," and said "the military will respond in the toughest way."

"I order to act very tough. Any targets that threaten Russian forces or our infrastructure on the ground should be immediately destroyed," Putin said, according to TASS.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated on Friday that Islamic State now controls about 70 percent of the Syrian territory, and that there are "about 60,000 militants in Syria and Iraq" - while "this terrorist threat may spread to Central Asia."

Both Putin and Shoigu spoke during the expanded meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow.

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