PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked France to draw up a map of where groups fighting Islamic State militants operate in Syria in order not to bomb them, France's foreign minister said on Friday. Putin agreed with French President Francois Hollande on Thursday at the Kremlin to target...
Putin warns Turkey of “significant consequences,” speaking ahead of his Sochi meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan. "This event is beyond the normal framework of fighting against terrorism," Putin said, according to The Guardian. "Of course our military is doing heroic work against terrorism…...
TURKEY has summoned Russia's ambassador following "intensive" bombing of ethnic Turkish people in Syria – amid fears the two powers may clash and spark World War 3. The Turkish foreign ministry is warning that the Russian attacks targeting civilian Turkmen villages "could lead to serious...
The al-Nusra Front group has said it downed two Russian reconnaissance drones over a military airport it controls in northwest Syria. If confirmed, the incident would be the first time that armed groups in Syria have shot down any Russian aircraft since Moscow started a campaign of strikes there on September 30. The al-Qaeda...
Analyzing videos of air strikes represented be the Russian Ministry of Defense on November 9, Bellingcat's research team has found out that Moscow partially distorts data on special operations in Syria. "In just three days, Russian aircraft have carried out 137 sorties, targeting 448 "terrorist...
The Syrian opposition dismisses Russian ideas for solving the crisis. Syrian opposition figures dismissed a Russian draft proposal for a process to solve the Syrian crisis. Moscow would like Damascus and unspecified opposition groups to agree on launching a constitutional reform process of up to 18 months,...
Activists from Conflict Intelligence Team provide extensive analysis of open source data proving presence of the Russian troops far beyond official Russian bases in Syria. It is noted in the report that the Russian soldier of Russia's 74th Separate Mororized Rifle Brigade (military unit 21005) Ayas Saryg-Ool, who is...
Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported about numerous cases of viral hepatitis infection among Russian military in Syria. "Mass viral hepatitis infection has been recorded among servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces in Syria. Infected troops are immediately transported by air to the...
The contract for the delivery of the S-300 to Iran has not only been signed, but has already entered into force, said Sergei Chemezov, the head of Rostec Corp., the conglomerate that includes arms exporter Rosobornexport, according to Russian newspaper Kommersant. The deal is worth nearly $1 billion, with the equipment to be...
Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used in a Syrian town where Islamic State insurgents were battling another rebel group, according to a report by an international watchdog seen by Reuters. A confidential October 29 report by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), a summary...
With faith in their planes, leadership, people and with resolute determination, the Syrian Air Force pilots continue to take to the skies to protect Syria and the Syrian people from terrorists and their supporters. The correspondent, who visited a Syrian Air Force base and witnessed firsthand examples of the operations and...
Moscow's military force in Syria has grown to about 4,000 personnel, but this and more than a month of Russian air strikes have not led to pro-government forces making significant territorial gains, U.S. security officials and independent experts said, according to Reuters. Moscow, which has maintained a military presence...