Putin has achieved more against ISIS in a fortnight than US did in a whole YEAR, Syrian MP

RUSSIA'S bombing campaign against Islamic State (ISIS) has achieved more in a fortnight than the West managed in a whole YEAR, Syria's top politician claimed today.

Putin and Jihadi John

Vladimir Putin's bombing campaign in Syria has been praised by the country's top MP

The country's most senior MP praised Vladimir Putin's "principled"aerial pounding of the jihadis and denounced Barack Obama as "treacherous and deceptive" during a tubthumping speech to Russian delegates. 

In a scathing assessment of Western foreign policy, parliamentary speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Laham said Russia's intervention in the region was having a positive difference whereas America and Britain had created instability and war. 

He also provided more evidence of Putin's growing grip on power in the war-torn country, saying that Syria was ready to forge even closer ties with Russia. 

The firebrand politician - who is little more than a stooge for brutal dictator Bashar al-Assad - also branded US-led airstrikes "illegal" because they had not been requested by the Syrian government. 

He said: "Things that have been done for last 15 days by Syria in cooperation with Russia exceed achievements of US-led alliance in the last year. 

“We will make efforts to develop friendly relations between Russia and Syria that will have positive effects upon the whole world and harmonize with norms of international law." 

Things that have been done for last 15 days by Syria in cooperation with Russia exceed achievements of US-led alliance in the last year

Syrian MP Mohammad Jihad al-Laham

He added that the Coalition bombing campaign, which is backed by other Arab states, “bares down the treacherous and deceptive policies of the US, which they use on the international arena.”

The top MP made his comments during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Valentina Matviyenko, who told him Syria can "count" on Moscow's continued support. 

However, his remarks are likely to be treated with huge skepticism given his position at the top of Syria's so-called People's Council - a phoney parliament controlled by the iron fist of Assad. 

Russia began its bombing campaign in Syria two weeks ago and claims it is targeting ISIS jihadis. 

Putin says his bombers have blasted more than 100 Islamist positions including a key command centre and a suicide belt factory. 

But the US and Britain have accused him of only looking to prop up Assad's regime, and say the vast majority of strikes are actually hitting moderate rebels including the Syrian Free Army.

Nick Gutteridge