Fox News
Expand
Browse All Video
Watch Live

You're watching...

Accusations fly between US, Russia in Syria conflict

Details

  • Description

    Countries accuse each other of arming opposite sides in deadly battle

  • Duration 4:56
  • Date

Clips

Also in this playlist...

Editor's Picks

Auto-advance: ON

Auto-advance
View All

Transcript

This transcript is automatically generated

Allegations launched between two former Cold War enemies as the deadly conflict in Syria.

Has intensified this week -- absolutely.

-- file pictures coming out of Syria every day.

And I -- the United States and Russia accusing each other.

Of arming opposite sides.

In this battle the US claims that Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syria's government and we've seen evidence of helicopters like that being used against civilians.

And Russian officials say they believe that the United States is down there -- mean.

The rebels who are fighting against -- -- a bad situation secretary of state Hillary Clinton has denied.

US aid to the rebels.

I would.

Emphasized.

That the United States has provided no.

Military support to the Syrian opposition.

None.

All of our support has been medical and humanitarian.

To help relieve the suffering of the Syrian people a total of 52 million dollars so far.

General Jack he is a retired four star general and he is also -- former vice chief of staff of the army.

And -- cavities Fox News military analysts now good to see general good morning to you.

Good morning to you -- is it accurate to say at the United States and Russia are in a proxy war in Syria right now.

No I don't think it's quite reached that stage shortly I think solely.

Secretary Clinton's pronouncement about the Russian sending helicopters there is.

Tipped off by intelligence services I would presume and I think she's making that public declaration to prevent them from providing those helicopters or we're continuing to provide them but look at.

Russia has been supporting Syria for years just about all their equipment that they use.

Has come from the fall -- Soviet Union or or Russia and they clearly.

Have coalition relationship with each other.

But but the facts are is that the violence and in Syria as we can all see every day -- it is increasing.

And despite all the pressure.

That has been put on a -- he has no intention of leaving or transition to something else because he knows -- he does.

He will not survive out of the page of Egypt and Libya is what he's -- -- and indeed the -- -- active which he is part.

Which is she really in in larger background has really -- -- survived in a very small minority in Syria.

By brutal crackdowns.

Over the years says -- this this could get a lot worse before we see this net riot.

-- edit there's no doubt about it now there's something that we should understand is that the rebels despite the fact that not a homogeneous group.

You have made some progress they've they've gained a lot of territory that they control in Syria and the Syrian army.

Is quite extended and trying to trying to protect the country and then not nearly useful minimal.

As they are on paper direction fusion it is really below standards.

The fact of the matter is they're very brutal and they bring in.

Death squads to kill people left the -- -- the various villages but that level of violence is it I believe it's just gonna continue to escalate.

And that will present and ask -- lady humanitarian.

Disaster.

And as you point out is starts to look like Bosnia our coasts of -- and then we're faced with the situation whether or not.

We will go up against Syria and Russia and Iran basically who are all part of this triumvirate.

That it that is an acting that's right that's tough.

Absolutely I mean geo politically.

You have to look at Syria not in isolation but in in it the regional context that's presented to us than there is a coalition that's formed.

Among them.

Countries in the region Iran audience to be sure Lebanon and Syria Russia supporting -- but also.

Iran is trying to pull Iraq into this which is which has a Shia dominated government.

We have to look at this regionally and I think what most importantly obviously we want stability.

And I think at some point our government is going to find ourselves in the situation.

Where we will have to assist the rebels if we're not already doing that -- -- I've spoken to two Syrian leaders in the last thirty days were connected to the rebels.

Mandate that not asking for airplanes -- -- ask -- for troops what they want is anti tank weapons and my helicopter weapons they want the ability to better.

Defend themselves so that they can eventually form -- safe haven militarily humanitarian wise and also place to connect to them politically.

It looks like that's the direction we're headed in and -- you wanna see Saudi Arabia and Cotter and and those countries involved in helping with that as well general thank you so watchful we'll talk to -- about this I imagine it.

Load More