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Paris, SANA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed that Russia will provide military support and other forms of support to Syria and Iraq to help them in their war against terrorism.

In a statement made on Monday on the sideline of a conference on Iraq held in Paris, Lavrov said that Russia has discussed its contribution to supporting the Iraqi government in its war against terrorism, and that in the same context Russia is providing military support and other forms of support to Syria which is facing a similar terrorist threat.

He affirmed that Syria and Iran are “the natural ally for Russia in the war against terrorist organization of ISIS.”

Lavrov warned that directing strikes against the Islamic state in Iraq and Sham terrorist organization in Syria without the