Contents tagged with Syria
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Russia establishes 4 block posts on the border between Syria and Israel
The Russian military police deployed four of its eight posts on the Syrian side of the demilitarized zone located near the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, as stated by Deputy Commander of the Russian military group in Syria, Lieutenant-General Sergei Kurylenko.
According to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, the posts were established along the Bravo line in the demilitarized zone. The representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense also stated that on the territory of Golan Heights …
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Media: Russia warned Turkey about military coup
It was Russia that gave Turkish national intelligence information on the military coup being planned in the country, Iranian news outlet Fars reports, citing unidentified Arabic media. The information concerned Turkish President Recep Erdogan directly. Several helicopters were reportedly heading for a hotel in the Marmaris resort where the president was located at the time. Erdogan left the hotel 44 minutes before they arrived.
According to unidentified Turkish diplomats, the Russian army in …
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Russian military repel another drone attack on Khmeimim Air Base in Syria
The Russian military shot down five drones approaching the Russian Khmeimim Air Base in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on its Facebook page.
According to the Ministry of Defense, militants launched drones from the de-escalation zone in the Idlib province. The Russian military destroyed them at a distance from the air base. There were no casualties and no material damage.
During the same day, Syria recorded 25 shooting attacks on the government troops. As a result, three Syrian …
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Turkey preparing new military operation in Syria
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that the country is in the final stages of preparation of a new military operation in Syria, reported Anadolu news agency.
“With God’s help, in the near future, we will free new territories and secure peace there,” said Erdogan.
He noted that Ankara is in the final stage of preparing for an operation in new Syrian regions. So, just like before, with the military operations “Euphrates Shield” and “Olive Branch,” stability could be achieved. …
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Russian warships enter the Mediterranean Sea
Two Northern Fleet ships, the large anti-submarine ship Severomorsk and missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov entered the waters of the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic after undergoing repairs, Interfax reports citing the press-service of the Northern Fleet.
The crew of the Marshal Ustinov performed air defense drills and checked the readiness of its weapons and technical systems. The Severomorsk crew practiced fighting surface vessels. The press service noted that the ships crossed the Strait …
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Drone attacks on Russian military base in Syria continue
The Russian military in Syria has shot down another drone near its Khmeimim air base. The drone was reportedly launched from the militant-controlled de-escalation zone in Idlib.
This was reported by the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria in a statement on the Russian Defense Ministry’s website.
The report states that it was a strike drone, and belonged to the terrorists. It was shot down by an anti-air weapon at a safe distance from the Russian air base. No one …
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Head of Syrian chemical center killed in car explosion
Aziz Asbar, a well known scientist believed to be close to Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, was killed in a car explosion in the Syrian city of Masyaf, the Israeli portal Walla reports.
The explosion took place as Asbar sat in his car, just outside his house. His driver was also killed.
Militants led by a certain Abu Amar have claimed responsibility for the attack, but local journalists believe that foreign intelligence may have been behind it.
The city of Masyaf has a scientific research …
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Russia displeased the US disclosed letter sent to Washington regarding restoration of Syria
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that Valery Gerasimov, the head of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, sent a letter to US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford via a confidential communication channel in July, reported RBC news agency with a reference to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
"It is disappointing that the American side is unable to comply with our agreement that stipulates that the content of communication can only be disclosed with the consent of both sides, …
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Syria claims it shot down Israeli drone over Damascus
The national news agency SANA reported that Syrian armed forces spotted two hostile air targets just west of the country’s capital of Damascus and shot them down. SANA did not say to whom the aircraft belonged.
Meanwhile, RIA Novosti reported, citing a Syrian field commander, that targets were Israeli reconnaissance drones. He confirmed that the drones were shot down by Syrian Air Defense Forces.
Al Masdar news agency reports, with a reference to a source within the Syrian army, that the …
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Russian journalists making documentary about Wagner Private Military Company killed in Central African Republic
Three Russian citizens were killed in the Central African Republic—journalist Orkhan Jemal, cameraman Kirill Radchenko and director Aleksander Rastorguev. They were making a documentary film about the Wagner Group private military company (PMC), reported the news outlet Dozhd, citing a source in the Russian “Investigations Management Center”.
According to one of the sources, the death of the film crew has been confirmed by the UN mission in the Central African Republic as well as by local …