Senator John McCain (R-AZ), has confirmed that some of the Russian airstrikes in Syria were not targeted against ISIS but against anti-Assad rebels, according to CNN. "Their initial strikes were against individuals and group that have been funded and trained by our CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), in a credible flaunting of any kind of cooperation or effort to
conceal what (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's priority is -- and
that is, of course, to prop up (Syrian President) Bashar Assad," McCain said in an interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo. McCain says these reports can be confirmed due to communication with the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and other U.S. backed Syrian groups.
Meanwhile, while the Russian Defense Ministry reports that Russian military forces bombed eight ISIS positions, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter was cautious to confirm Russia's reports. Carter went as far as saying "... it does appear that [the Russian airstrikes] were in areas where there probably were not [ISIS] forces.
Dan Bennington
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/01/politics/john-mccain-cia-russia-airstrikes/index.html
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