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A Russian jet performed a visual inspection of a US plane over Syria
A Russian Su-30 conducted a visual identification (VID) intercept on a US aircraft over Syria.On Oct. 10, a Russian Su-30SM belonging to the contingent deployed to Latakia, Syria, had a close encounter...
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The Assad regime is launching a major Russian-backed offensive in northern Syria
BEIRUT – Syrian regime forces backed by Russian airstrikes have started yet another offensive, this time against rebels controlling a pocket of territory north of Homs.The Syrian Observatory for Human...
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Experts are saying that Russia's military is more advanced than everyone thought, and that Syria has allowed it to showcase its progress to the world.Russia has used a new aircraft that has never...
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The 9 best attack helicopters in the world
Attack helicopters are fierce predators that go after enemy troop formations and guard friendlies. Here are the 9 that most effectively prowl the battlefield: SEE ALSO: Former US military intel...
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Putin is already looking for an exit strategy in Syria
MOSCOW (AP) — With Russia's air campaign in Syria now in its third week, Vladimir Putin has raised his nation's global profile and proven its capability to project military power far from its...
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The biggest sign yet that Russia is prepared for a long military operation in...
Russia's military operation in Syria isn't likely to be short, The New York Times reports. Along with already-positioned military hardware that includes tanks, aircraft, and ships off of Syria's coast,...
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Russian troops could be deployed to Afghanistan's borders as the US leaves
The leaders of ex-Soviet states, led by Russian President Vladimir Putin, responded to growing instability in Afghanistan on Friday by agreeing to create a joint task force to defend their bloc's...
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US official: We think Turkey just shot down a Russian drone near the Syrian...
Turkish warplanes shot down an unidentified drone in Turkish airspace near Syria on Friday, and a US official said Washington believed it was of Russian origin.The Russian defense ministry said all of...
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Iran's military mastermind is reportedly in Syria's largest city
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani has reportedly toured regime frontlines in Aleppo amid reports his country’s troops were deploying for a major campaign...
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Putin's intervention in Syria isn't a 'game-changer'
It’s remarkable that many have reacted to the Russian military intervention in Syria as if it were preordained that it would decisively change the dynamics of conflict there.The European foreign...
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REPORT: Russian hackers stole trading information from Dow Jones
Russian hackers have broken into Dow Jones servers and stolen information that they then traded on, according to a Bloomberg report.The FBI, the secret service, and the SEC have been investigating the...
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PHOTO: An Orthodox priest blesses Russian missiles for airstrikes in Syria
As Russia continues to deepen its military involvement in Syria, the conflict has increasingly taken on religious dimensions. In the above photo, an Orthodox priest blesses Russian missiles intended...
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Here's one surprising reason Russia might not want to pick a fight with US...
The skies over Syria are dangerously crowded these days with the US, Russia, and the Assad regime all bombing various actors on vaguely opposite sides of the country's multidimensional conflict.In both...
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Take a look at where Russia has bombed in Syria so far
The Syrian regime conducted multiple small-scale ground offensives with Russian air support across six Syrian provinces over the past 10 days, demonstrating a shift in regime campaign design that...
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The Dutch Safety Board released this chilling animation of MH17 being hit...
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014, was hit by a Buk surface-to-air missile over the eastern part of Ukraine, the Dutch Safety Board has concluded...
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Cuba denies it sent troops to Syria
The Cuban government on Saturday denied what it called an "irresponsible and unfounded" report that it had sent troops to Syria in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Foreign ministry official...
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The pillars of American finance are under attack
Wall Street has a cybersecurity problem.Hackers have gone after banks, brokerages, and news wires, and now it looks as if they may have gone after business reporters as well.They are attacking just...
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These are the incredible armored trains of World War I and World War II
Trains may seem pretty mundane in the 21st century when compared with jet aircraft.These days, trains play a small role in transporting Americans. Things are a bit flashier in Europe and Asia, where...
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Syria 'is edging closer to an all-out proxy war between the United States and...
Since the beginning of 2013, the CIA has attempted to train and supply the moderate rebels in the fight against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with enough arms and ammunition to keep the rebellion...
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Syrian rebels are gearing up for the Iran- and Russia-led battle for the...
BEIRUT/AMMAN — Rebels battling the Syrian army and its allies south of Aleppo say they have received new supplies of US-made anti-tank missiles from states that oppose President Bashar Assad since a...
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