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| Putin vows 'extremely tough' action on Syria threats | Putin vows 'extremely tough' action on Syria threats |
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| President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to take "extremely tough" action against any threat to its forces in Syria. | President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to take "extremely tough" action against any threat to its forces in Syria. |
| Such targets must be "immediately destroyed", he told defence officials in televised comments. | Such targets must be "immediately destroyed", he told defence officials in televised comments. |
| Mr Putin did not elaborate on specific threats but Turkey and Russia are currently locked in a spat over the downing of a Russian jet by Ankara. | Mr Putin did not elaborate on specific threats but Turkey and Russia are currently locked in a spat over the downing of a Russian jet by Ankara. |
| Turkey said the bomber had entered its airspace. | Turkey said the bomber had entered its airspace. |
| But Russia has insisted the plane did not cross the border and that it gave advance notice of the flight path to the US. | But Russia has insisted the plane did not cross the border and that it gave advance notice of the flight path to the US. |
| A Russian pilot was killed in the downing of the Su-24 bomber, as was a marine sent on a rescue mission, badly damaging the normally close ties between Ankara and Moscow. | |
| Call for co-operation | |
| Russia began air strikes in Syria in September, at what they said was a request from President Bashar al-Assad. | |
| Mr Putin told military leaders "terrorists" in Syria pose a direct threat to Russia. | Mr Putin told military leaders "terrorists" in Syria pose a direct threat to Russia. |
| He said a Russian military base in the country had been reinforced with new air units and defence equipment. | He said a Russian military base in the country had been reinforced with new air units and defence equipment. |
| The Russian leader also said was important to develop co-operation "with all states who have a real interest in destroying the terrorists". | |
| That includes "contacts to ensure flight safety with the Israeli air force HQ and the US-led coalition forces," he said. | |
| In a separate development in Syria, at least 22 people are reported to have died in a triple truck bomb attack in a Kurdish-controlled town in northern Syria. | |
| The Kremlin has denied accusations by the US-led coalition operating in Syria it often targets moderate Syrian opposition, rather than Islamic State (IS) militants. | The Kremlin has denied accusations by the US-led coalition operating in Syria it often targets moderate Syrian opposition, rather than Islamic State (IS) militants. |