GETTY • IG Russian president Vladimir Putin is waging war against the Islamic State in Syria

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Such a partnership could quickly spell the end of the terrorist group by combining the might of Russia's forces with soldiers and other aid from more than 60 members of the US-led group. But according to Colonel General Andrei Kartapolov, military officials in Washington have ignored their requests.

He claimed that the lack of response could be because the US does not have the intelligence Moscow wants or because they do not want Putin's forces hitting the targets. Colonel General Kartapolov added: "The reason for this remains unclear to us."

AP An Islamic State ammunitions depot is destroyed by a Russian air strike

The revelation comes as defence officials from the two countries held a 90-minute video conference call to discuss safe flight operations over Syria. In a statement, the US Department of Defence said the discussions "focused narrowly" on specific safety procedures, quashing any hope of a potential partnership between the nations. A spokesman said: "Progress was made during the talks, and the U.S. agreed to another discussion with Russia in the near future."

EPA Bombs dropped by a Russian warplane during an airstrike against ISIS

Putin has been at odds with the US and Britain since launching his intense campaign to obliterate ISIS. America accused Russia of concentrating on the wrong target, while UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the bombing campaign would not "divert" Nato's efforts. Mr Fallon added: "By propping up Assad instead of defeating Isil, Russia risks making a grave situation much worse. "We want Russia to use its influence with Assad to find a diplomatic solution."

GETTY Michael Fallon has hit out at Putin's bombing campaigns in Syria

US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter went further, describing Russia’s policy as "illogical" and warning it would rebound on the Kremlin. Russia has a large Muslim population and some areas, such as Chechnya, are hotbeds of extremism. Mr Carter said: "Their actions are going to have the effect of inflaming the very extremism that Russia claims to want to combat. "By taking the side of Assad they inflame the civil war – and therefore extremism – and prolong the suffering of the Syrian people. "They are going to have the effect also of turning everyone against Russia itself. This will boomerang in a very direct way on Russia."

GETTY US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter claimed the military action could rebound on the Kremlin

Yesterday Russia revealed it had carried out 64 sorties in just 24 hours, wiping out 55 targets, in a dramatic intensification of its bombing campaign. One large hit was reported on a building in the ISIS stronghold at the town of al-Bab. The site was said to have held explosives. Command and conrol centres, weapons depots and training bases in the regions of Raqqa, Hama, Damascus and Aleppo were also hit, according to Moscow.