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US officials: Russia fighter jets now seen at Syrian airfield
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has sent fighter jets to Syria, U.S. officials said, raising the stakes in a military buildup that has put Washington on edge and led Friday to the first talks between...
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The US signaled it's resigned to Russia's emerging plans on Syria
American and Russian military chiefs began talks Friday over Moscow's buildup in Syria, signaling the U.S. is resigned to Russia's emerging plans but anxious to avoid dangerous misunderstandings on the...
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Russia just put its Arctic oil dreams on hold
Russia will put its Arctic ambitions on hold.The Russian Energy Ministry gave a presentation earlier this week that pointed to exploration in the Kara Sea not resuming until 2020 at the earliest, a...
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Here's how China's aircraft carrier stacks up to other world powers'
An epic military parade earlier this month showed off some of the Chinese military's new toys, unveiling heavy vehicles in maritime camouflage as the country's island-building in the South China Sea...
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Report: Russian soldiers oppose 'secret orders' to send them to Syria
MOSCOW -- Several Russian soldiers are seeking help from human rights advocates to oppose what they say are secret orders to send them to Syria, according to media reports that add to evidence of a...
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Photos: Russia's forward operating base in Syria is growing at a rapid pace
The Russian military deployment to the Bassel al Assad air base in Latakia, Syria, is continuing at a rapid tempo, Stratfor can confirm. Previous imagery of the airfield, taken Sept. 4, showed...
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Rebels say Syria could be the next Afghanistan with Russian involvement
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels who have inflicted big losses on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad say Russia's intervention in support of its ally will only lead to an escalation of the war and may...
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Netanyahu arrives in Moscow with top IDF brass to talk Syria, Hezbollah
In a sign that it has not taken last week’s movement of the Russian military into Syria lightly, Israel sent not one but two members of the IDF General Staff with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to...
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Russian man gets 14 years in prison for job cover letter
A radio engineer who once worked for the Russian military intelligence has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for sending a job cover letter to a Swedish company.Gennady Kravtsov worked for Russia's...
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Iran has boosted funding to 2 US-designated terrorist groups since sealing...
On Sunday, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano, arrived in Iran for talks on the nuclear agreement, as part of what appears to be an attempt by the UN nuclear watchdog...
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Netanyahu to Putin: The Syrian army is bolstering Iranian terrorism
The Syrian army is aiding Iran and Hezbollah in building an anti-Israel terror network on the Golan Heights, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday, with the...
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Photo: Russia is loading its new Syria airbase with attack planes
New satellite imagery, provided through Stratfor's partnership with AllSource Analysis, shows at least 16 combat aircraft stationed at the Bassel al Assad air base near the Syrian city of...
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'Reflexive control': Putin’s hybrid warfare in Ukraine is straight out of the...
Russia has been using an advanced form of hybrid warfare in Ukraine since early 2014 that relies heavily on an element of information warfare that the Russians call “reflexive control.”Reflexive...
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The former 'Kremlin's banker' reportedly filed a $10 billion claim against...
The man who used to be known as "the Kremlin's banker"reportedly filed a claim against Russia for more than $10 billion.Guy Faulconbridge of Reuters reports that a source close to Pugachev, on...
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Another sign that things are going wrong in 3 of the world's largest economies
UK construction machinery firm JCB has said it will cut 400 jobs around the world, mostly due to a massive slowdown in business in Russia, China, and Brazil.This is a horrible sign for three of the...
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A man who used to be 'the Kremlin's banker' is suing Russia for $10 billion
The man who used to be known as "the Kremlin's banker" is suing Russia.On Monday, Sergei Pugachev filed a claim against Russia for over $10 billion over the state's appropriation of his assets,...
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Ukraine's richest man plays both sides of war's frontline
In this town deep in eastern Ukraine's rebel heartland, about a quarter of the population works in the coal mines owned by billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest man.Here and elsewhere in...
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Here's what happens when an RPG is fired at 16 inches of bulletproof glass
A video uploaded to YouTube earlier this week purportedly shows what happens when a Russian RPG-7 (rocket-propelled grenade) is fired at 45 sheets of bulletproof glass, measuring about 16 inches...
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Russia's play in Syria is a global move
Moscow continues to demonstrate a credible investment in the Syrian conflict by reinforcing its position in the country. Over the weekend,satellite imagery revealed new Russian aerial components...
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These are the attack planes Russia is sending to Syria
Earlier this month, four Russian Su-30M attack planes popped up at the Bassel al Assad air base near the Syrian city of Latakia, intelligence firm STRATFOR reports.The Su-30Ms, which were originally...
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