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Western diplomat: Russian and Iranian offensive may allow ISIS to 'seize more...
The new offensive by Russia and Iran against the Syrian city of Aleppo may create an opening for Isil terrorists to seize more territory, Western diplomatic sources have warned.In the third week of...
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'A very clear message': NATO is conducting its biggest exercises in years
NATO and its allies opened their largest military exercise in more than a decade on Monday, choosing the central Mediterranean to showcase strengths that face threats from Russia's growing military...
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Here's where Russia is bombing in Syria
The Russian air campaign in Syria continues to bolster the Syrian regime’s fight against the opposition. Russian warplanes provided air support to regime ground offensives against rebels in Aleppo,...
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Video shows Russian combat jets near the disputed Kuril Islands
The Su-35 Flanker E, Russia’s latest version of the super-maneuverable multirole fighter jet, was recently deployed to the western Pacific to take part in drills near the disputed Kuril islands.Little...
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Here are all the places where Russia tried to manipulate the outcome of the...
On the day the Dutch Safety Board released its final report into the causes for the crash of Flight MH17, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement that the “report is flawed, as the Russian...
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Moscow says a French jet got too close to a Kremlin politician's flight —...
A French military jet came dangerously close to an aircraft carrying the speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament as he flew through French airspace, Russia's foreign ministry said on...
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Kremlin officials admitted that Russia's primary focus in Syria is to bolster...
Although Russia initially said it intervened in Syria to help defeat ISIS, the campaign has mostly targeted other rebel groups. And Russian officials have admitted that Moscow's intervention in Syria...
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Insanely clear drone footage shows a Syrian army offensive in a rebel...
Unnervingly clear drone footage shows an ongoing Syrian army offensive against a rebel stronghold in Damascus. Footage of the offensive filmed by RussiaWorks, a Russian company with ties to the...
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Russian air strikes reportedly kill US-backed Syrian rebels
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russian air strikes in Syria's Latakia province killed a top rebel commander from a group armed by President Bashar al-Assad's foreign enemies, a monitoring group said on Tuesday.The...
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Russia's Ministry of Defense has released a video showing a Sukhoi (Su-30SM) more or less intercepting a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Syria.Although Russia and the US have agreed on coordinating their air...
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Gold is making a comeback
After its stellar performance last week, gold might do something it hasn’t done since 2012—that is, end the year in positive territory. You can see past returns for yourself in our perennially popular...
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Russia is making a big play in Africa
I discussed last year how Russia is making big moves in African mining. And late last week we got confirmation the pariah nation is moving fast to control a number of key commodities here.That's in...
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Assad flew to Moscow to thank Putin for Syrian air strikes
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew to Moscow on Tuesday evening to personally thank Russia's Vladimir Putin for his military support, in a surprise visit that underlined how...
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Russia had the crazy idea of building a secret bomber that would refuel by...
During the mid-1950s, the Soviets fooled the U.S. into believing that they had hundreds of Bison bombers ready to deploy, but in reality they still lacked a way of reaching the U.S. mainland.Their...
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Putin gave an unusual eulogy referencing the godfather of Russia’s military...
The godfather of Russia’s military intervention in Syria is Yevgeny Primakov, a former prime minister and intelligence chief and for decades his nation’s leading Arabist.A hint of Primakov’s influence...
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Turkey to Assad: Stay in Moscow
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday a transition was needed in Syria which guaranteed the departure of President Bashar al-Assad, and said he wished the Syrian leader would stay...
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Syria denies Russian ground forces in Syria after pro-government source says...
The Syrian army denied Russian ground troops are fighting alongside its forces, saying Moscow was deploying only air power in Syria.In a statement issued late on Tuesday on the Syrian news agency SANA,...
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Russia just made another big move to get an edge in the Arctic
Russia's defense ministry said it has built a giant military base in the far northern Arctic, establishing a sprawling presence where Russia hopes to retrieve oil and other mineral riches.The ministry...
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Qatar foreign minister: 'If a military intervention will protect the Syrian...
Oct 21 Qatar, a major supporter of rebels in Syria's civil war, suggested it could intervene militarily following Russia's intervention in support of President Bashar al-Assad but said it still...
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Here's where Russia has bombed during its 3-week Syria campaign
Russian airstrikes continue to bolster the Assad regime’s efforts to defeat the Syrian opposition. Russian airstrikes from October 19-20 primarily supported ongoing regime ground offensives in...
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