Contents tagged with Syria
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Lavrov: Russia is ready to cooperate with the Trump administration to combat terrorism in Syria
While speaking at the Mediterranean Dialogues forum on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Moscow is ready to cooperate with US President-elect Donald Trump in countering terrorism in Syria, TASS reported.
"I cannot make guesses [about cooperating with the Trump administration in Syria]. I rely on facts only," Lavrov stated. "And the fact is that during his election campaign Donald Trump repeatedly said that one of his priorities would be combatting the Islamic State and …
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CIA Director blamed Assad and Russia for civilian deaths in Syria
The director of the CIA, John Brennan, said in a BBC interview that the US should continue to assist the moderate Syrian opposition, which opposes government troops, the Iranian and Russian militaries, and Lebanese militants of the Hezbollah movement. In his opinion, Russia plays a key role in the Syrian conflict, however, he is not certain that Moscow will negotiate and make concessions. The head of the CIA believes that the Kremlin is pursuing a strategy of delaying negotiations in an effort …
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Media: Russia did not oppose Israeli Air Force strikes against targets in Syria
The Israeli leadership has warned Russia of its intention to launch air strikes against targets in Syria, and Moscow did not oppose the Israeli intentions. This, according to Newsru.co.il, was written by Gregg Carlstrom, the correspondent of The Times newspaper and The Economist magazine.
It should be noted that Russia and Israel are using coordinating activities in Syrian airspace to prevent accidental incidents between Israeli and Russian warplanes.
Yesterday, Arab media reported that the …
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Moscow is concerned that US and its allies are preparing to remove Assad from power
Moscow is concerned over the increased efforts that are being made by other countries to end the rule of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. This was stated by the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Ryabkov, while commenting on the statement of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about Turkey's operation in Syria, Russia’s RIA news agency reported.
Earlier, Erdogan stated that the Turkish Army began the operation in Syrian to put an end to the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
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The Pentagon reiterated that it has no intention of cooperating with Russia in the fight against terrorists in Syria
The press secretary of the US Department of Defense, Peter Cook, stated at the regular briefing for journalists that the United States has no intention of cooperating with Russia in airstrikes on terrorist positions in Syria. “Currently, we have no intention to cooperate with Russia in this direction,” Peter Cook noted, speaking about joint airstrikes on militants.
Representatives of the US administration previously stated that such operations are impossible after the suspension of agreements …
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Erdogan: Turkish Army has entered Syria to put an end to Assad’s regime
The Turkish Army has entered Syria to end the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. This was stated by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as reported by Turkey's Hurriyet Daily News.
“According to my estimates about 1 million people have died in Syria. People continue to die without any exception: children, women and men. Where is the United Nations? What is it doing? Is it in Iraq? We preached patience but we could not tolerate it any longer and we had to enter Syria together …
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German politicians are demanding that sanctions be imposed against Russia because of its actions in Syria
German politicians from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and Alliance '90/The Greens demand that fresh sanctions be imposed against Russia for its actions in Syria. In connection with the raids of the Russian and Syrian aircraft on eastern Aleppo, the West must take immediate action, according to a joint statement of the deputies of the Bundestag. The CDU’s Norbert Röttgen and the Greens party’s Franziska Brantner asserted their respective parties’ united stance, which was published …
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Peskov: Russia and Syrian government are discussing the future of Aleppo
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that discussions about the situation in Aleppo are being carried out on different levels and mostly with the Syrian government.
“As far as Aleppo is concerned, obviously, there is an exchange of opinions on different levels and, mostly, these discussions are being carried out with the legitimate government of Syria,” Peskov stated while answering a question about whether there are any discussions with western partners about the future of Aleppo, reports …
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Analyst: Iran could allow Russia to use Hamadan airbase
An expert from the Association of Military Political Analysts and an Associate Professor of Political Science and Sociology from the Russian University of Economics, retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Perendzhiev, believes that Russia can use the Nojeh airbase in Hamadan on a temporary basis, and in the future, lease it for several years as had been offered by the Iranian Minister of Defense, Hossein Dehghan.
According to the Tasnim News Agency, the Minister of Defense of Iran, Hossein …
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Russian MoD: The UN's 'unwillingness' caused the ceasefire in Aleppo to break down
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the reason for the breakdown of the humanitarian cease fire in Aleppo is the unwillingness of the UN, as was stated by the official representative of the Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
According to him, Russia has “repeatedly imposed” humanitarian pauses in Aleppo “for different periods of time.”
“Each time they break down for two reasons: UN representatives are not ready to deliver humanitarian assistance, and terrorists in …