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Monday 05 Oct 2015 - 12:55 Makkah mean time-22-12-1436
UK's PM David Cameron (Google image)
London (IINA) – British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday to "change direction" in Syria and recognize that its President Bashar al-Assad must be replaced, AFP reported.
Moscow has said its airstrikes are targeting the Islamic State (ISIL) militants, but British intelligence forces claim that only one in 20 Russian air strikes were hitting the extremist group.
"Tragically, what has happened is that most of the Russian air strikes, as far as we have been able to see so far, have been in parts of Syria not controlled by ISIL but by other opponents of the regime," Cameron told BBC television.
"They are backing the butcher Assad, which is a terrible mistake for them and for the world. It is going to make the region more unstable, it will lead to further radicalization and increase terrorism," he said.
"I would say to them: Change direction, join us in attacking ISIL, but recognize that if we want to have a secure region, we need an alternative leader to Assad," Cameron demanded.
"He can't unite the Syrian people. Assad has driven far more people from their homes with the barrel bombs and the brutality than even the brutal death cult of ISIL".
Cameron said he would not order air strikes against Islamic State in Syria without a parliamentary vote to do so.
Russia began carrying out airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday, insisting that its warplanes are targeting ISIL positions, while U.S. officials expressed serious doubts about what the true intentions behind the move may be.
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