Contents tagged with Syria
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Media: Five Russian soldiers killed in a car explosion in Syria
Five Russian soldiers were killed in a car explosion on the road between the cities of Jableh and Baniyas in Latakia province, as reported by Al Jazeera citing a source in the Syrian opposition.
The incident happened on February 4. The source states that the army personal carrier was transporting ammunition and soldiers.
According to Al Jazeera, this was not a terrorist act. The likely cause of the explosion is a technical malfunction in the vehicle.
Al Jazeera reports that the place of the …
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Putin's friend who was involved in offshore scandal wants to give a concert in Syria
Sergei Roldugin has been called a close friend of Vladimir Putin and the owner of a shadow offshore empire with billions of dollars in assets. He is also a cello player who said on channel Russia 24 that he is ready to play in a concert in Palmyra, Syria once again, RIA Novosti reports.
According to the musician, the orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev is also ready to go to Palmyra. "They were not told initially that they were going to Palmyra, and when they were told, many of them wanted …
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Russian newspaper published the main provisions of the newly drafted Syrian constitution
The Russian daily newspaper, RBC, published the main provisions of the draft constitution of Syria, which was written by Russia and presented in the negotiations in Astana on the 23rd-24th of January. A source close to Syrian opposition provided the text of amendments consisting of 27 paragraphs to RBC.
This document implies a change of the name of the Syrian State. If the Russian version is approved, the country will be officially named the Syrian Republic instead of the Syrian Arab Republic. …
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Russian landing ship arrived in Sevastopol as part of troop reduction in Syria
A large landing ship of the Baltic Fleet, Korolev, arrived at Sevastopol as part of the operation to reduce the Russian military contingent in Syria; the ship will be unloaded and repaired, according to a source in Russian military, RIA Novosti reported.
Earlier, it was reported that according to the decision of the Russian Defense Minister, Sergey Shoygu, the Russian military contingent in Syria will be reduced. Following the Minister’s decision, the ships, which are a part of the grouping in …
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Russian, Iranian, and Turkish delegations arrive in Astana for Syria peace talks
The delegations of Iran, Russia, and Turkey have arrived in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, for Syrian peace talks which are scheduled to begin on January 23rd, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Anuar Zhainakov, told TASS.
"By now, the delegations of Russia, Turkey and Iran have arrived," Zhainakov said.
The UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, as well as members of the Syrian opposition’s delegation have also arrived.
The Syrian government delegation is expected to …
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Russia has signed an agreement with Syria to expand Russian Navy base in Tartus
The Russian Federation’s naval facility in the Syrian port city of Tartus will be expanded, as was stipulated in an agreement between Russia and Syria, which was signed in Damascus on January 18 and published on the Russian government's website of legal information on Friday, January 20. The agreement is valid for 49 years and will be automatically extended for successive 25-year periods unless one of the parties informs the other party about its intention to terminate it no less than one year …
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US Navy plane tracked the movement of the Russian aircraft carrier group in the Mediterranean
According to websites that track military aircraft, the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine patrol aircraft conducted a reconnaissance flight on Tuesday over an area in the western Mediterranean, to track a Russian Northern Fleet aircraft carrier group that is returning to Severomorsk, Interfax reported.
According to their information, the aircraft took off from an air base in Rota (Spain), on Tuesday afternoon and carried out a patrol mission to the north of the Spanish island of Alboran, …
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Media: Russia will retain two military facilities in Syria
Russia plans to retain two military facilities in Syria after it reduces the number of troops stationed in the country, Interfax reported.
"Russia will retain two military objects in the country, the Russian air group at the Hmeymim airport and the greatly expanded and modernized naval facility in the city of Tartus," Interfax's source stated.
According to news agency’s source, the Russian air group at the Hmeymim air base will continue to be covered by the powerful S-400 air defense and anti- …
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US State Department has not received an invitation to participate in negotiations on Syria in Astana
The U.S. government stated that they have not yet received an official invitation to participate in the Syrian negotiations to be held in Astana, which will take place on January 23, as stated by State Department spokesman Mark Toner when responding to the question regarding the role of the USA in these negotiations.
"I don’t know whether we will have our role in negotiations. Ask the organizers, Russia and Turkey. We have not been invited,” he said. "We support any negotiations which attempt …
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The Russian Defense Ministry: Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier set sail for home
The Spokesperson for the Russian Defense Ministry, Major-General Igor Konashenkov, stated that the only Russian aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, will leave the Mediterranean Sea and will return to the Northern Fleet base, which is located in Severomorsk.
“As of January 6th, the naval aircraft carrier battle group of the Northern Fleet will return to the permanent base in Severomorsk. This group includes the heavy aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov and more than 40 naval aviation aircraft, …