Jordan and Russia to cooperate on Syria

Russia and Jordan have in agreement to coordinate their military operations in Asian country, together with air strikes.

Russian government minister Sergey Lavrov created the announcement when a gathering together with his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh in capital of Austria on weekday.

Al Jazeera's Nisreen El-Shamayleh, coverage from the Jordanian capital capital of Jordan, said that

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Jordan's government created the agreement so as to safeguard the armed teams it supports in Asian country from being attacked by Russian warplanes.

"Jordan has been funding opposition teams in Deraa in southern Asian country [which borders Jordan], and managed to stay it comparatively stable," she said.

Amman fears that Russia's operation backing President Bashar al-Assad has not solely targeted "terrorist" teams just like the Islamic State of Irak and also the Levant (ISIL), however additionally areas wherever Syrian rebels operate, Al Jazeera's correspondent same.

"We understand that the [military] coordination can specialise in southern Asian country to form certain the Jordanian border remains secure which its [Jordan's] interests aren't stricken by Russia in Asian country," she additional.

Jordan is additionally a part of a US-led coalition concluding air strikes against ISIL.

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Lavrov and his America counterpart, John Kerry, additionally command private talks on weekday within the national capital that specialize in the Syrian conflict.

Assad, United Nations agency has dominated Asian country for quite fifteen years with AN control, could be a shut ally of Russia. He visited Russian capital earlier in the week for antecedently unexpected talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in his 1st official visit outside Asian country since the war began.

Air strikes by each the US-led coalition and Russian capital are blessed for inflicting various civilian deaths and also the destruction of residential buildings in opposition-held areas.

At least 446 folks, quite a 3rd of them civilians, are killed by Russian air strikes since they began on Sep thirty, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based rights cluster, same on weekday.

Source: Al Jazeera and agencies