Contents tagged with Syria
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Russia's Defense Ministry orders thousands of medals for personnel involved in Syria operation
The Russian Defense Ministry has announced a tendering process for the purchase of more than twenty thousand medals for those participating in military operations in Syria.
According to information provided on the procurement website, the agency will spend up to 45 million rubles on the medals. Twenty thousand medals will be awarded to "participants of the military operation in Syria," while another fifty medals will be given "for the liberation of Palmyra" and an additional fifty "for the …
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Russia deploys police battalion to Syria from Ingushetia
The Russian Ministry of Defense has deployed a military police battalion to Syria from Ingushetia, the head of the Republic, Yunus-bek Yevkurov, stated, RIA Novosti reported.
The battalion will ensure the safety of the Russian air wing and the Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, Yevkurov said.
“We have sent to Syria a military police battalion, whose numbers include citizens from the Republic, for work in those settlements and cities where the separate sides signed a …
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Kadyrov admits that Chechen special forces operate in Syria
Chechen soldiers sent to Aleppo must "make contact" with the population of Syria, said the head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, during TV program "Pravda Gurnova" (“Gurnov’s Truth”) on Russia's NTV TV channel.
"They not only have the theory, but also the experience. They know how to identify, know how to find a common language with the people. Based on this, they were chosen in keeping with the work that has been carried out,” he said.
According to him, before they to go to Syria, …
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Iran says it will continue to allow Russian military aircraft to use its airspace
Iran will continue to allow Russian military aircraft to pass through Iranian airspace on their way to and from Syria.
“We uphold in this regard a close cooperation with Russia by opening the airspace of Iran," the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Ali Shamkhani, said on Saturday, February 11th.
Shamkhani also noted that Russian aircraft are allowed to use Iran’s Hamedan air base for refueling purposes.
The Secretary stated that such allowances entail complex …
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Russian troops in Syria mistakenly attacked the Turkish military
Russian troops in Syria mistakenly carried out an air strike on the Turkish military. As a result, three Turkish soldiers were killed and 11 injured, according to the Turkish General Staff. The incident took place on Thursday, February 9, near the town of Al-Bab, where active hostilities are taking place. Both sides have started internal investigations in connection with the case.
The Russian General Staff has issued a statement of condolence in connection "with the death of three Turkish …
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Media: Russia delivered 50 Tochka-U missiles to Syria
This week, Russia delivered 50 Tochka-U tactical missiles to the Syrian port of Tartus. This was Russia’s largest delivery of such weapons to Syria, Fox News reported, citing a U.S. official.
"This is a very big delivery of missiles for someone who is supposedly winding down the war effort," the source told the channel.
Recently, the Russian military in Syria reportedly fired two missiles Tochka-U and four Iskander missiles at the positions of the opposition fighters in the Idlib province. …
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Russian newspaper has estimated the cost of the aircraft carrier campaign in Syria to be $170 million
The trip of the Admiral Kuznetsov Russian aircraft carrier and a group of ships led by her to join the Russian Air Force in Syria cost Russia at least 7.5 billion rubles, as was reported by RBC.
"The use in the military operation in Syria of a naval group led by the heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser Admiral Flota Sovetskovo Soyuza Kuznetsov cost Russia between 7.5 billion ($126.7 million) and 10 billion rubles ($168.9 million),” the message says.
The estimated expenditures of the …
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Strelkov: The Kremlin found a way to conceal military losses in Syria
The former Minister of Defense of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Igor Strelkov (aka Igor Girkin), while commenting on a post by a LiveJournal blogger in which the blogger expressed surprise of non-existent losses of Russian military in Syria, pointed out the usage of mobile cremation chambers by the Russian military.
“There is nothing to be surprised of [the lack of the statistics on losses in Syria]. Most of the auxiliary operations in Syria are carried out not by regular …
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German Foreign Minister: Rapprochement between the United States and Russia would be useful for Ukraine
Following the visit to the United States, the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sigmar Gabriel, expressed confidence that the Administration of the U.S. President, Donald Trump, is still just developing its strategy towards Russia. Gabriel stated this on the air of the ARD TV Channel, Deutsche Welle reported. The Minister welcomed the possibility of rapprochement between the United States and Russia.
“We must all hope that the United States and Russia will reach an agreement but not at the …
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Media: 80% of Russian air strikes in Syria were not directed against the Islamic State
The German tabloid Bild reports that the overwhelming majority of Russian air strikes in Syria were not aimed at Islamic State targets, according to data from the Munich Security Conference of 2016.
"The vast majority—80% of strikes—was directed at "other targets,” opposition and civilians, and this is confirmed by various human rights organizations," the newspaper notes.
By comparison, the data for air strikes carried out by Turkey and by the U.S.-led coalition shows that 94% of the …