The defense Ministry commented on the statement by the head of the CIA about the tactics of Russia in Syria – TASS

MOSCOW, January 4. /TASS/. The international coalition led by the U.S. bombed in Syria, only oil production facilities seized by the militants of the “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia – approx. TASS), said the official representative of the Ministry of defense of Russia Igor Konashenkov.

Thus he commented on the statement by the head of the Central intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan that Russia used in Syria “scorched earth tactics”.

“the Outgoing head of the CIA Brennan is well known as the international coalition long before the start of the operation of the Russian space forces since 2012, systematically and consistently destroyed the entire economic infrastructure of Syria for the attenuation of its legitimate government, despite all the subsequent hardships for the civilian population, which resulted in millions of refugees. Wonderfully under the bombing of the U.S. and the coalition were not only seized by the ISIL (the former name of the terrorist organization “Islamic state”, which is banned in Russia – approx. TASS) oil production facilities that allowed the militants to earn money on the illegal sale of oil tens of millions of dollars monthly and to recruit their help in their ranks of mercenaries from around the world,” he said.

Konashenkov also said that the US air force in 1945 used nuclear weapons in Japan, the result of which was destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In addition, said the representative of the military Department, in 1962-1971 years in Laos and Vietnam the United States conducted operation Ranch Hand with the use of chemicals, “really burning everything alive”. “And it is a serious war crime, no one in the United States has not suffered any punishment,” he said.

Konashenkov also said that the real results of the operation in Syria was presented during the final Collegium of the defense Ministry at the end of 2016. So, with the help of Russian troops from militants were released more than 12 thousand square kilometers of Syrian territory and 499 settlements, eliminated 35 thousand fighters, including 204 field commander.

“But the most important result – without the current US administration, or rather without the CIA, together with Iran and Turkey was the first to conclude which entered into force on 30 December an agreement with groups of the Syrian opposition on the cessation of hostilities and the preparations for the talks in Astana to resolve the Syrian conflict”, – concluded the representative of the Ministry of defense.