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Russia is leading a terrorism session at the UN Security Council meeting
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia's foreign minister is hosting a U.N. Security Council meeting on fighting terrorism, reinforcing a theme dominating much of this week's gathering of world leaders at the...
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Putin just got parliamentary backing for bombing Syria
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday secured parliament's unanimous backing to launch air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, paving the way for imminent Russian military intervention in...
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Russian jets reportedly bombed US-backed rebels in Syria
Syrian opposition groups report that Russia has carried out its first airstrikes in the country, targeting rebel-held areas in northeastern Homs province.Videos shared on social media showed what the...
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Russia is bombing towns in Syria that are controlled by anti-regime rebels —...
BEIRUT — Russia has conducted its first airstrikes in Syria after Moscow received formal parliamentary approval to conduct military operations in the war-torn country.Russia's Defense Ministry...
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A new Cold War with Russia may be inevitable
This is a critical moment in US-Russia relations.The civil war in Ukraine is settling into a mutually hurtful stalemate; a workable nuclear deal with Iran has been concluded; and Russia is ramping up...
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Syrian rebel commander: There is no ISIS where Russia is bombing, but there...
ANKARA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Russian air strikes in northwest Syria which Moscow said targeted Islamic State fighters hit a rebel group supported by Western opponents of President Bashar al-Assad on...
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It seems that Russia isn't even hiding its true intentions in Syria
According to local sources, Russian airstrikes have expanded into the provinces of Hama and Latakia, as well as other rebel-held areas in the northern countryside of Homs.These airstrikes continue to...
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Russia just launched its first airstrikes in Syria. The strikes took place near the Syrian city of Homs. US officials were given one-hour notice of the attacks. Moscow isn’t exclusively targeting ISIS....
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Video released by Russian MoD seems to prove that Russia’s combat planes...
On Sept. 30, the Russian Air Force contingent based at Latakia launched its first air strikes against targets in Syria following the approval from the Russian Duma. Upon Supreme Commander-in-Chief's...
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Mitt Romney: Obama has been a 'foreign-policy disaster'
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) reemerged on Wednesday to decry President Barack Obama's foreign-policy doctrine.Appearing on Wednesday afternoon at the Washington Ideas Forum, the 2012...
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Putin created 'new rules of the game' in Syria
On Wednesday, Russia began bombing Syrian rebels in a major escalation of the 54-month war that has the US searching for answers.The bombing campaign, which apparently targeted rebels unaffiliated with...
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Russia's bombing campaign could give a dangerous boost to extremists in Syria
Russian forces began bombing targets in Syria on Wednesday. The strikes are supposedly meant to stomp out terrorists — but could actually end up boosting Syria's violent extremists.The Russians claim...
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The US is providing Ukraine with a radar system that could 'help tip the...
The US and its partners have struggled to counter Russian president Vladimir Putin's moves on the world stage. Russia has continued to beef up its military presence in Syria while conducting unilateral...
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Here's what Russians are saying about Moscow's airstrikes in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s surprise decision to launch airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday left little doubt that his country has plans for its embattled Middle Eastern ally.It’s still a mystery...
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Russia and the US have called urgent talks after yesterday's air strikes in...
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Russia and United States agreed Wednesday to call urgent military talks to head off the risk of clashes between their forces, after Moscow's dramatic entrance...
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Russia: We're targeting terrorists in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian air strikes in Syria were targeting a list of well-known terrorist organizations and that it was too early to say whether President Vladimir...
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Syrian rebel commander: Russian airstrikes will cause 2 things
A prominent Syrian rebel commander said on Thursday that Russian air strikes in support of President Bashar Assad would make the four-year-long war go on even longer and urged Arab states to provide...
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Russia is preparing for a wave of bankruptcy filings
Russia is preparing for a wave of bankruptcy applications after a new law came into force Thursday allowing individuals to file for bankruptcy.Between 400,000 and 500,000 people are eligible to file...
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Why Russia is bombing Syria
Global news media are buzzing with reports about Russia's first official airstrikes in Syria and the U.S. response to them. To understand the impact of these actions, however, we need to explore...
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EXCLUSIVE: Assad allies, including Iranians, are preparing a ground attack in...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria in the last 10 days and will soon join government forces and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies in a major ground offensive backed by...
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