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More Israel-Russia talks on Syria

October 8, 2015 10:37
A man sorts through wreckage at the site of alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Idlib, Syria, last weekend

ByAnshel Pfeffer, Anshel Pfeffer

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High-level military talks began on Tuesday in Tel Aviv between a Russian delegation and a team led by IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Major-General Yair Golan.

Both sides remained tight-lipped about the talks, but Israeli officers said the issues being discussed included the co-ordination of operations between the two countries' militaries in Syria, including both air and naval operations and electro-magnetic
communications.

The low-key and apparently cordial nature of the Israeli-Russian military engagement has been in stark contrast to what is happening on the other side of Syria.

Russian diplomats were called in three times by Turkish officials who wanted to complain about incursions by the country's air force jets into Turkey's airspace.