Western Propaganda about Smart and Dumb Bombs: US & Russian Involvement in the Syrian War

UNGUIDED BOMBS AND INDISCRIMINATE STRIKES: RUSSIAN AERIAL CAMPAIGN IN SYRIA A recent series of Russian strikes on positions of militant groups in the Syrian province of Idlib has once again caused a wave of mainstream media reports regarding civilian casualties caused by Russian bombings. According to “local activists”, the Idlib strikes led to tens of civilian casualties. There are no MSM reports about casualties among members of militant groups or destruction of their infrastructure. Since the very start of the Russian military operation in Syria, Russia has been under fire over its usage of unguided weapons as a main mean of engagement. The key idea repeated by Western diplomats, military officials and media in various formats is the following: While the US-led coalition carries out pinpoint strikes with precision weaponry, the Russian Aerospace Forces employ indiscriminate strikes with unguided bombs.