The U.S. Department of defense does not maintain the exchange of intelligence information on the group " Islamic state " (IG) with the Russian security forces, said Last news on Thursday, the head of the joint Department heads U.S. army General Martin Dempsey.

" If such a dialogue is conducted, it can occur through other government agencies, this I cannot tell, " said the senior military.

at the same time General confirmed that the military command of the United States maintains a dialogue with their Russian colleagues, despite the curtailment of cooperation in connection with the situation around Ukraine. According to Dempsey, he was Just talking on the phone with the chief of the Russian General staff army General Valery Gerasimov.

The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov Century, October 25, stated that Russia is ready to cooperate in combating crime, but no agreement on the exchange of intelligence information on IG in the U.S. " coalition " was not.

Terrorist organization " Islamic state " declared " Caliphate " in the occupied territories of Syria and Iraq in the summer of this year. IG gained the maximum force during the action on the area of Syria, where he fought against government forces and gained a reputation as one of the most cruel. As a result of the actions of the terrorists lost their lives a few thousand civilians, hundreds of thousands became refugees and several thousand people are hostages.

USA With the assistance of a number of allied countries from 23 September began to put on positions of the IG in the Syrian Arab Republic air strikes in August, a similar operation takes place in Iraq. The US has used the aircraft without the approval of the Syrian authorities.

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