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Russia Builds up Syria Airbase as US Policy Suffers Setback

Sun Sep 27, 2015 07:57:40

Moscow pressed its military buildup at a new airbase in Syria Saturday, as Washington admitted rebels it trained surrendered ammunition and equipment to Al-Qaeda in a fresh US policy setback.

Evacuation of Two Shiite Towns Begins in Northwestern Syria

Sat Sep 26, 2015 17:07:37

The first column with civilians has left the Shiite-majority Fua settlement in the Syrian Idlib province, a source from the Fua militia told RIA Novosti Saturday.

Satellite Images Show New Russian Military Build-Up in Syria

Sat Sep 26, 2015 13:30:49

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a number of fast attack jets, tanks, armoured personnel carriers and artillery pieces to Syria.

Pentagon Confessed Syria Rebels Surrender to al-Qaeda

Sat Sep 26, 2015 11:24:22

A group of US-trained Syrian rebels handed over ammunition and equipment to Al Qaeda's affiliate in the country, the Al Nusra Front, purportedly in exchange for safe passage, the Pentagon says.

President Rouhani Rejects Iran-Russia Joint Cooperation in Syria War

Sat Sep 26, 2015 09:59:14

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran and Moscow are not working within a joint or coordinated plan to aid the Syrian government, adding that the two states are extending separate helps to the Damascus war on the terrorists.

US Official: Russia’s Support for Syria’s Assad at Odds with Battle against ISIS

Fri Sep 25, 2015 21:16:56

The United States claims Russia’s support for the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad runs counter to the war against ISIS Takfiri terrorists in Syria.

UK’s Hammond: Assad Must Go but Might Need to Talk to Him

Fri Sep 25, 2015 18:51:06

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad must go but it might be necessary to talk with him as part of a deal on a transition of power, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said in an interview published by French daily Le Monde on Friday.

Syrian Army Troops Clear Damascus-Homs Routes

Fri Sep 25, 2015 16:59:23

Syrian army forces have flushed foreign-backed militants out of the routes linking the capital, Damascus, to the western city of Homs.

First Russian Jets Strikes Pound ISIL in Syria's Aleppo: Report

Fri Sep 25, 2015 16:24:53

According to Syrian military source in coordination with Syrian army ground offensive in Deir Hafer-Aleppo Highway Russian Air Force launched a series of airstrikes above the Aleppo's Eastern countryside, targeting ISIS position in the battlefield.

Russian President Putin Will Meet US Counterpart Obama in New York

Fri Sep 25, 2015 15:09:39

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama will meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York next week at a time of high tension between the two countries.

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