Contents tagged with Syrian Conflict
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Media: Russia has spent more than $900 million on military operations in Syria
According to the calculations of the RBC news portal, Russian military activities in Syria over the past year cost the Russian budget no less than $900 million. Most of the funds, were spent on 13,000 aircraft flights and towards launches of Kalibr cruise missiles, 56 of which have been launched in the past year.
During the past year of hostilities, Russia lost one Su-24 aircraft, shot down by the Turkish Air Force, and three helicopters (Mi-8, Mi-28N and Mi-35).
Maintenance of Russian …
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Russia sends more bombers to Syria
Russia has sent a group of Su-24 and Su-34 bombers to its Hmeymim base in Syria and is preparing to send a group of Su-25 ground attack aircraft in an effort to intensify its support for the Syrian government after the ceasefire plan broke down, Izvestia reported, citing an unnamed Russian military official.
“Extra Su-24 and Su-34 bombers and Su-25s are still in reserve on Russian territory. If necessary, the group [in Syria] can be strengthened in 2-3 days. Su-25 ground attack aircraft, …
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Turkish Foreign Minister says Ankara is ready to work with Russia on a ceasefire in Syria
According to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey is “more than ready” to work with Russia on coordinating a ceasefire in Syria and delivering humanitarian aid if the Kremlin is also willing to do so, Reuters reported.
"We discussed the issues of a ceasefire and humanitarian aid with our Iranian counterpart Mr. Zarif yesterday [Iranian Foreign Foreign Minister Javad Zarif]. After the normalization of our relations we are discussing the same issues with our ally Russia," Cavusoglu …
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Russia receives request to begin military operations in Libya
A commander of the armed forces loyal to the elected and internationally backed government of Libya, Khalifa Haftar, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin and Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu to supply weapons and conduct military operations in Libya, as reported on Wednesday, 28 September, by Izvestia, referring to a source close to diplomatic circles.
The request was brought to Moscow via a special envoy sent by Libya's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Abdel Basset al-Badri. According to the …
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Linkevicius: Russia cannot be peacemaker in Syria while its the aggressor in Ukraine
According to Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, Russia cannot be a peacemaker in Syria after playing the role of the aggressor in Ukraine.
“Tensions in Syria revealed true role of Russia. Being aggressor in Ukraine one can't be peacemaker elsewhere,” Linkevičius wrote on Twitter.
Russia and the Syrian government have recently renewed their offensive on the city of Aleppo after a ceasefire in the war-torn country broke down early last week.
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US officials begin to see cracks in Russia's Syria strategy
Experts believe that Moscow's chances to benefit from intervention in Syria via the lifting of European sanctions has been reduced due to the collapse of the ceasefire.
According to some representatives of the U.S. government, the cracks in Moscow’s strategy began to emerge on Wednesday, September 21st during the United Nations Security Council high level meeting when Russia changed its explanations about the attack on a humanitarian convoy that resulted in 20 deaths.
The Russian officials …
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US to look into miscommunication with Russia over incident in which coalition planes bombed Syrian positions
Washington and Moscow are trying to make sense of the circumstances of the military operation in which dozens of Syrian servicemen were killed. A few days have passed since the U.S. Air Force’s botched air strike and there is still no clear understanding of who those targets were and why Russia didn’t warn the United States about the presence of Syrian soldiers in the strike area, information that only came to light after the operation was concluded.
U.S. representatives stated that they …
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Media: FSB officer has been captured by the so-called Islamic State
The so-called Islamic State stated that they captured a Russian FSB officer, as reported by the Dozhd TV. The source of the information was credited to Furat Media, a media outlet controlled by the extremist group.
The terrorists published a video message from a man who calls himself a Russian citizen, Captain Yevgeny Petrenko. He stated that he worked as a non-staff officer of the second operational staff of the FSB in Moscow.
In the video, the hostage addressed President Vladimir Putin and …
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The Kremlin has little hope of salvaging the truce in Syria
Moscow has almost no hope of restoring the truce in Syria. This was the view communicated in a statement made by Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for the Russian president, on Tuesday, September 20. He said that the hope of restoring a ceasefire in the Middle Eastern country “is very weak for now,” Interfax news agency reported.
Peskov said that he reached this opinion because of the offensive launched by Islamists in Syria the day before. “The offensive has started by the units of al-Nusra …
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The Kremlin declined to comment on bombing of UN aid convoy in Syria
Russian or Syrian aircraft bombed aid trucks near the rebel-held town of Urm al-Kubra west of Aleppo on Monday, killing twelve people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Reuters reported.
The United Nations had announced earlier on Monday that aid including food and health supplies for 78,000 people was to be delivered to Urm al-Kubra.
The UN and the Red Cross confirmed that the aid convoy had been hit.
"We are deeply shocked that humanitarian workers and missions have yet …