Russia proposes military talks on Syria

The Obama administration said Wednesday is was considering how to respond to a Russian proposal for military talks over Syria, where Moscow is expanding its forces even as US warplanes conduct daily air strikes against Islamist militants.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said he was talking to the White House and Pentagon about the Kremlin proposal, which was made during phone calls with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in recent days.
Kerry did not offer details of the proposal but suggested it was about deconfliction - ensuring that US and Russian aircraft do not come into conflict with each other in Syria.
Both Moscow and Washington say their enemy is Islamic State, whose fighters control large parts of Syria. But Russia supports the government of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, while the United States says Moscow's increased military presence in Syria is exacerbating violence, according to Reuters.
-- Samir--