俄羅斯議會批准在敘利亞用兵大綱

Russia's upper house of parliament has approved a request by President Vladimir Putin to deploy military forces abroad in Syria to aid the government of Bashar al-Assad in the fight against Islamic State militants.

俄羅斯議會上院投票批准普京總統的要求，同意向敘利亞派兵，援助正在打擊伊斯蘭國組織激進分子的阿薩德政府。

A government spokesman said on state television that the vote regarded use of the Russian air force in Syria.

俄羅斯政府發言人對國家電視臺表示，投票涉及在敘利亞動用俄羅斯空軍部隊。

Russia has been building up its forces in Syria, with bombers, jets and troops arriving in northwest Syria in recent weeks, according to Pentagon officials.

五角大樓官員說，近幾個星期，俄羅斯向敘利亞北部地區派遣轟炸機、噴氣機和地面部隊，增加它在敘利亞的軍事力量。

On Monday, President Putin addressed the growing role of Russia in Syria, telling the United Nations General Assembly that the forces of Syrian President Assad are "valiantly fighting terrorism face to face" and that refusing to cooperate with them is "a huge mistake." He criticized the West for arming "moderate" rebels in Syria, who, he said, joined forces with the Islamic State group.

普京總統星期一在聯合國大會發言時談到俄羅斯在敘利亞發揮了日益重要的作用。他說，敘利亞總統阿薩德的部隊正在“與恐怖主義分子面對面地英勇作戰”，拒絕與他們合作大錯特錯。他批評西方爲敘利亞溫和派反叛分子提供武裝，並說這些人與伊斯蘭國組織站在一起。