or seeing it intensified by forces beyond anybody's control. we need to see syria kept whole, unifi unified, secular, democratic. those are big agreements in that regard. >> russian officials say the air strikes today were targeting isis militants. the action came hours after the russian parliament gave president putin approval to use military force in syria in support of president bashar al assad. earlier today secretary of state kerry telling the u.n. security council that he is concerned russia may be attacking groups fighting the syrian government. >> we would have grave concerns should russia strike areas where isil and al qaeda are not operating. strikes of that kind would question russia's real intentions fighting isil or protecting the assad regime. >> secretary kerry said the u.s.