Contents tagged with Syria
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Russian political party releases statement about missing activist after US strike in Syria
RBC news agency reports, citing the Other Russia Party spokesman Alexander Averin, that another activist from the unregistered Other Russia party has disappeared after a strike in Deir ez-Zor, Syria on February 7. The strike was conducted by the international coalition led by the United States.
"Yes, indeed, there is still one National Bolshevik who has not gotten in touch. He stopped contact after that very battle," Averin said. According to the spokesman, the missing activist was in the same …
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Putin's spokesperson Peskov: Russians in Syria have no connection to Russian Armed Forces
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that it possible that there are Russian citizens in Syria, but if there are, they have no connection to Russia’s Armed Forces. This was the politician’s comment on the Russian deaths in the Syrian province of Deir al-Zor.
“We at the Kremlin do not have concrete, detailed information which would enable conclusions to be drawn. The possibility cannot be excluded that there are Russian citizens in Syria. But they are in no way connected to the Russian Armed …
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Syrian anti-air defense opens fire at Israeli reconnaissance planes
The Syrian military opened fire on Israeli reconnaissance planes which had crossed the border, SANA reports, citing its own correspondent. This was also reported by the TV channel Al-Mayadin.
According to SANA, the incident took place in the airspace over the city of Quneitra in south-western Syria. The Syrian anti-air defense forces confronted the Israeli planes and forced them to leave the territory.
Al-Mayadin reported that guns fired shots at the Israeli planes.
On the evening of …
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Widow of Russian mercenary killed in Syria: 'Americans shot them like dogs'
The widow of Stanislav Matveyev, the 38 year-old Asbest resident and Wagner Group mercenary who was killed in the International Coalition airstrike in Syria on February 7, spoke to Russian media outlet Znak.ru.
“They just shot them like dogs, like lab rats,” Elena Matveyeva exclaimed.
Znak.com also reported that Matveyev’s widow received an audio recording, in which a male voice comments on the developments:
“Hi. What is being shown in Syria… In short, they routed us. In short, in one …
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Putin's spokesperson Peskov: Kremlin has no information on Russian deaths in Syria
The Kremlin does not possess information on the death of Russian soldiers in Syria, and the information published in the media must be verified. Furthermore, the politician Grigory Yavlinsky is unlikely to have accurate information on Russian deaths, said Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.
The Kremlin spokesperson said that questions relating to the death of Russians in Syria should first be directed at the Ministry of Defense.
“Because you and we are working with information …
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Tillerson: Russia must create conditions for a peaceful solution of the future of Syria
The US has appealed to Russia with a call to end its support of violence in Syria, said State Rex Tillerson during an interview with Al Hurra TV.
"What we’re encouraging Russia and others is to de-escalate the violence – once ISIS is defeated, do not promote the violence. And we’ve asked Russia to persuade the regime [of Bashar Al-Assad] to stop the march and the campaign against opposition forces," Tillerson said.
According to Tillerson, having agreed to the creation of ceasefire areas in …
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Macron threatens to strike Syria if chemical weapons are used
France will strike Syria if the use of chemical weapons against the civilian population is confirmed, stated French President Emmanuel Macron, Deutsche Welle reports.
Macron clarified that in such a case, the strike will be directed against the locations where the chemical weapons are created or stored. He added that France does not currently possess adequate evidence that such weapons have been used in Syria.
The Syrian government is suspected of carrying out a chemical attack in the city of …
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Names of Russian mercenaries killed in US strike in Syria begin to appear on social networks
New evidence has begun to appear on Russian social networks and media on the death of Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group, a private military company, in an airstrike by the US-led coalition forces in the Syrian Deir al-Zor province.
The death of Alexey Ladygin from Ryazan was reported on Sunday.
Ladygin’s friends write that he was involved in the events in Crimea as part of the Russian special forces. He later took part in the fight for Debaltseve in western Ukraine. In the Wagner …
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UN reports 230 civilians were killed over the past week in air strikes by Assad's and Russian air forces in Syria
Over the past week, 277 civilians were killed in Syria, 230 of whom perished in air strikes by the government forces of Bashar al-Assad and their allies, including Russia. This data was presented in Geneva by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Saturday, February 10, Deutsche Welle reports.
According to the UN, another 812 Syrian civilians were injured. "The past week has been one of the bloodiest periods of the entire conflict," Al Hussein said. Most of the air …
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Israel confirms that F-16 fighter was shot down by Syrian Air Defense
The Israeli military plane that crashed on Saturday was struck by ground fire, according to information from the Israel's army press service.
“The pilots, in accordance with their training, ejected from the plane and came down in Israeli territory,” said an English-language infographic posted on Twitter by the army’s press service.
During the ejection, one pilot suffered serious injuries, underwent surgery, and is in the hospital in Haifa. The navigator was less seriously injured and is …