Putin's SUCCEEDING against ISIS: US officials FINALLY admit Russia's doing the RIGHT thing

THREE months after Russia started its bombing campaign against Islamic State in Syria, US officials are said to have finally admitted Moscow is doing the right thing.

By  FELIPE ARAUJO

Washington has long remained critical of Vladimir Putin's actions in the Middle East, accusing the leader of propping up Bashar al-Assad's highly controversial regime.

But speaking on condition of anonymity, a US intelligence official has revealed the airstrikes have seen results against terror.

He told Reuters: "The Russians did not go blindly into this, they are getting some advantage out of the price."

According to the Kremlin, in spite of carrying out more than 5,000 airstrikes since the beginning of the campaign, Russian troops have suffered only a small number of casualties.

A senior US official said: "I think it's indisputable that the Assad regime, with Russian military support, is probably in a safer position than it was."

However, experts say Russia's military success against ISIS in Syria also means groups opposed to the beleaguered Syrian President have been weakened.

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