Contents tagged with Syrian Conflict
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Russian military adviser dies in Syria
A Russian Military Adviser died in Syria on the 1st of February. The Military reported this to Interfax yesterday.
According to the Defense Ministry, the Military Adviser was in Syria to assist the Syrian army in supplying new weapons under existing contracts of interstate military-technical cooperation.
On the 1st of February, the officer received a mortal wound as a result of a mortar attack by terrorists of the so-called Islamic State. This occurred at one of their military garrisons, …
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Syrian Opposition Claims 8 High-Ranking Syrian and Russian Military Officers Killed near Turkmandagy
Syrian opposition sources reported that 15 servicemen were killed in the Syrian region of Turkmandagy on the border with Turkey. Eight of these servicemen were Generals. According to the information provided, the meeting place of high-ranking officers of Assad’s regime and the Russian Army came under armed attack. The meeting was held last night in order to review the state of affairs in the region and to plan future actions.
It was reported that 15 servicemen, including four Russian and four …
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Russian airstrike hits humanitarian convoy in Syria
The Russian Air Force carried out airstrikes on a humanitarian convoy from Turkey, according to Anadolu. The incident occurred in the region of the Syrian town of Azez. The majority of the trucks were bombed and 12 people were injured. The wounded were taken to the hospital in the town of Kilis but despite all efforts, doctors were unable to save two of them.
The Russian Air Force began carrying out airstrikes in Syria on the 30th of September. Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad requested …
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Russian Airstrikes Help Syrian Army and Hezbollah take Strategic City
Recently, forces of the Lebanese Hezbollah group and the Syrian army, along with the support of the Russian Air Force, has established control over the city of Darya, located in southern Syria near the Syria-Jordan border, as reported by Al Arabiya.
This strategically important city is located just 25 kilometers from the Israeli part of Golan Heights, about 30 km from the nearest Israeli city. From the beginning of the civil war the Syrian city of Darya, with a population of about 100,000 …
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Syrian Opposition: Assad and Russia are to Blame if Peace Talks do not Proceed
Representatives of forty-five opposition groups refused to start negotiations before the UN resolution is fulfilled.
On Saturday, the representatives of the Syrian opposition said that "it's impossible" to begin negotiations with the government until the UN resolution on humanitarian issues is fulfilled.
A joint statement made by 45 opposition and rebel groups said that although they support the process of political resolution, they believe that that it's not possible to conclude the …
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John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov meet in Zurich
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov, and the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, met in the Swiss city of Zurich for the first bilateral negotiations of the year. The meeting was a prelude to the Syrian negotiations to be held in Geneva on January 25th.
Earlier, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, said that Lavrov and Kerry would also discuss the situation in Ukraine and the implementation of the Minsk Agreements in eastern Ukraine. The issues regarding …
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Kerry and Lavrov to Meet Next Week in Zurich
The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, and the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, will meet on January 20th in Zurich to discuss the situations in Ukraine and Syria, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. This meeting was agreed upon during a telephone conference on January 14th.
"According to the instructions of the Presidents of Russia and the U.S., while discussing current international issues yesterday, the Foreign Ministers continued to work towards the resolution …
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Russian Bombers Kill Seventeen in Aleppo
Seventeen people were killed and 35 more were injured as a result of a Russian Air Force attacks on the opposition-controlled districts of Sukari and Ameriye in the Syrian city of Aleppo, according to representatives of the Civil Defense of Aleppo. Among the dead and wounded are women and children.
Civil Defense teams conducted search and rescue operations in the area of the air strikes. The wounded have been taken to city hospitals. It is reported that as a result of Russian air strikes in …
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Erdogan: Russia is not Bombing Islamic State Targets in Syria
After Friday prayers at the Al-Imam Ali Mosque, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told reporters that Russia doesn't attack the Islamic State, but it is bombing the Syrian opposition. In his comment, he criticized Russia’s actions in Georgia in 2008 and in Ukraine.
“The actions that Russia is taking in Syria, what does Russia say they are doing? They say they are there at the request of the Syrian Government. Currently, the Syrian Government is not legitimate. The United Nations …
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George Fedoroff: The Russian Navy is the third largest maritime force in the world
According to the US Office of Naval Intelligence’s expert on Russia, George Fedoroff, Russia will progress significantly on its way to the creation of a modern fleet over the next ten years. At the request of the Pentagon, George Fedoroff prepared a 68-page report describing the state of the modern Russian fleet.
The Russian Navy consists of 186 combat submarines and ships, making it the third largest fleet in the world, the Naval Intelligence Officer wrote. Fedoroff notes that the Russian …