A Syrian U.S.-backed secular militia compares the ground offensive by the Russian armed forces near Aleppo, Syria, to a Russian military operation in the Chechen capital Grozny in 1994, saying that "the Russians are burning everything," according to Voice of America (VOA). "The ground offensive is the biggest we...
An alliance of Free Syrian Army-related groups in southern Syria said on Monday Russia must stop bombing rebels before they could talk about cooperating with it, saying they hadn't turned down an offer of support but Moscow must first halt its attacks, according to Reuters. "We didn't turn down the offer. We just...
The employees of JSC Tactical Missiles Corporation were forced to work in three shifts due to the growing demand in the supply of Russian weapons to Syria, according to the Russian newspaper Kommersant. "In order to deliver weapons to Tartous, the Russian Navy has urgently bought eight Turkish transport ships and very...
In the mountains above Sochi in southern Russia, the marble halls and panoramic terraces of the Krasnaya Polyana hotel were almost empty. Built for a G8 summit in 2014 that was called off because of the Ukraine crisis, and still weeks away from this winter's ski season, the resort had the look of an extravagant white...
The prisoner is dressed in the traditional executions LIH orange jumpsuit. The network has a new video penalty Syrian soldiers "Islamic state", the Heavy. The video is called "And if you punish the enemy, O believers, that punishment should be equivalent to your suffering." The prisoner is...
One of al-Qaeda's senior commanders in Syria has been killed in a gun battle with Syrian Arab Army forces in Aleppo, according to The Daily Mail. The al-Nusra Front, the Sunni Islamic jihadist militia fighting against Syrian Government forces in the civil war, confirmed Sheikh Abu Sulaiman al-Masri's death this morning,...
French journalists from France24 film the Russian troops from an airbase in Syria’s Latakia with a candid camera. In a conversation, filmed with a outside the airbase, on the city streets, the soldiers opined that the Russian military will stay in Syria until the end, accrding to France24. "We can just tell you that...
More than 40 people have been killed and eight injured after a bus and truck collided in Gironde province in southwestern France, say local authorities. The incident took place at about 7:30am local time in the town of Puisseguin. Both vehicles caught fire after the collision. About 60 firefighters have been deployed to the...
United States sharply criticized Russia for its air strikes in Syria by opponents of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, saying that these attacks only strengthen extremist group "Islamic State", against which they supposedly directed. As stated by the US permanent representative to the United Nations Samantha...
Russian air strikes in Syria are costing Moscow up to $4 million per day, data collated for The Moscow Times by a defense think tank IHS Jane's showed. The figures show that bombing raids, supply runs, infrastructure and ground personnel — along with a salvo of cruise missiles fired into the conflict zone — have...
The Pentagon said Tuesday that the U.S. and Russia had signed a memorandum of understanding over safety procedures for aircraft flying over Syria, according to CBS News. The memo includes specific protocols for air crews to follow over Syria, and establishes of ground communications link, CBS News reports. Late last week, as...
Russia’s Defense Ministry performed 51 air strikes in the last 39 hours claiming it hit positions of the Islamic State as Syrian troops backed by Russian military aircraft launched an offensive on several fronts throughout the country, according to RFE/RL. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation,...