Contents tagged with Syria
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Free Syrian Army Denies Military Cooperation with Russia
Representatives of the "Free Syrian Army" (FSA) told Reuters that Russian aviation not only supports them, but also regularly bombs rebel forces.
Groups identifying themselves as FSA, together with Kurdish police, formed a new coalition called the "Democratic Forces of Syria" (DFS), which has received U.S. support for fighting ISIL.
The Alliance has acknowledged that Russian air strikes indirectly helped them during the recent battles with the enemies of "al-Nusra", a member of terrorist …
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Wyborcza: Putin’s orders bring the world to the brink of war
At a meeting with representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense, President Vladimir Putin ordered the military to be ready as the threat of war was imminent, as reported by the Polish newspaper "Gazeta Wyborcza.” Putin has ordered the Armed Forces in Syria, "to act with the greatest severity," and will not hesitate to destroy, "all targets that pose a threat to the Air Forces of Russia or its military infrastructure throughout the globe."
In practice, this would mean if, for example, …
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Linkevičius: The West often acts as an advocate of the Kremlin
In an article written in the magazine Delfi, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Linas Linkevičius, wrote that the West has again called for "meaningful dialogue" with Russia, and it shows that the wars in Georgia and Ukraine have no changed much.
"It seemed like we had to learn a lesson. As soon as one country pulls the reins, the Kremlin takes it as a sign of weakness, as an opportunity or even the motivation to act more energetically", he wrote.
However, according to Linkevičius, this …
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U.S. Treasury: ISIS Sells Most of Its Oil to the Assad Regime
The "Islamic State" organization has received approximately half a billion dollars from the oil trade. Most of this amount is directed to the Syrian authorities and some part goes to Kurdish areas and Turkey.
According to the Treasury of the United States, about one third of the capital of the terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS) comes from trading black market oil. The IS’s holdings are estimated at about $1.5 billion, said a senior official of the U.S. Treasurer on Thursday, …
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Stoltenberg: we will not exchange Ukraine for Syria
The West does not plan to exchange Ukraine in its efforts to resolve the situation in Syria, as stated by the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais.
"We will not exchange Ukraine for Syria and vice versa. Russia is the country with which we cooperate, particularly in the effort of finding political solutions to these conflicts," he said.
"We never intended to isolate Russia", the Secretary General of NATO said.
As reported last week, the …
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The Guardian: Five-year-old visiting relatives in Syria killed by a Russian bomb
Five-year-old Raghat loved singing, nail polish, teasing her toddler sister, the alphabet she was starting to learn at nursery, and goofing for the camera. In the last photos of her, taken barely 10 minutes before the Russian bombs landed, she shows off a new bracelet and freshly painted nails with glee, then squeezes a kiss from her squirming baby sister.
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Russia prepares new bases in Syria
Russia prepares two new air bases in Syria
Russia increased the number of air bases in Syria: one accommodates fighters in the province of Homs, another - used for helicopter departures in Al-Tayas, reported by Reuters, referring to the statement made from the Observatory on Human Rights in Syria, based in London.
As reported, the second base is controlled by ISIL (banned in Russia) in Palmyra. The base is used for terrorist attacks in this area.
Activists also reported that Russia is …
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US Department of State: Russian Su-24 aircraft violated Turkish airspace
A Russian Air Force aircraft violated the airspace of Turkey last Tuesday and did not respond to numerous warnings, stated Elizabeth Trudeau, Press Office Director for the U.S. Department of State, during a briefing in Washington.
“Information including evidence from the Turkish side and our own sources indicates that the Russian aircraft violated the air space of Turkey. We also know that the Turks issued repeated warnings to the Russian pilots, but received no response,” said Trudeau. …
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Russia bombs busy marketplace in Syria
Over fourty civilians killed in a Russian bombing raid on a busy maketplace in the Syrian town of Ariha in the north-west Idlib province.The strikes came on a busy Sunday afternoon and were reported by the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.The Observatory believes cluster bombs were used in the raid launched in support of Syrian president Bashar Al Assad. In addition to the market, several other areas of the town were hit.
The town of Ariha is not a stronghold of ISIS and has been …
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Bild: Paris terrorists bought weapons in Germany
Terrorists, who launched a series of attacks in Paris on November 13, bought 4 Kalashnikov assault rifles from a certain Sasha V. Sasha V, who is from a German city of Magstadt, came to the attention of investigators even earlier,writes Bild. The Baden-Württemberg Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the detention of a 34-year old man on suspicion of the arms trade. In response to the Reuters’ request, a representative of the office reported that he is in the remand prison. According to him, this …