Russia Airstrikes
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Russia, Syria counter-terrorist agreement indefinite
MOSCOW, Jan. 16 (MNA) – The agreement between Russia and Syria to increase the number of Russian aircraft in the Arab country, signed in last August, is indefinite, as was confirmed on Friday by the legal information portal.
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Syrian Army achieves substantial progress in fight against terrorism
DAMASCUS, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Syrian Armed Forces made substantial progress in the last few hours in a good part of the 10 fronts against terrorist groups, according to military reports.
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Russia strikes more than thousand terrorist targets in Syria
MOSCOW, Dec. 24 (MNA) –The Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, said Wednesday that in the last week the air forces attacked 1.093 targets of Islamic State and other terrorist groups in Syria.
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Russian air strikes precipitate terrorist withdrawal in Syria
MOSCOW, Dec. 23 (MNA) – The attacks by the Russian Air Forces and Navy forced the ISIL in Syria to retreat from part of the territory under its control, amounting to 14 percent of the total, according to the risk consultant IHS.
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By: Paul Antonopoulos
What Republican debate means for Russia
SYDNEY, Dec. 20 (MNA) – In latest GOP debate in Las Vegas, war-mongering comments by many Republican nominees against Russia revealed how dangerous a possible Republican president might be.
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Syria says S-400 system guarantee for its defense
DAMASCUS, Dec. 18 (MNA) – The installation of S-400 missile systems in Syria is a step that will ensure greater safety for the operations of Russia and the national army, said the Deputy FM Faisal Mekdad.
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Syrian troops advance with support of Russian aviation
MOSCOW, Dec. 15 (MNA) – The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, said that the Russian Air Force carry out daily up to 40 bombing missions in support of the advance in the ground of the Syrian troops.
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Footage shows Syrian Army taking villages in Latakia
TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – According to a Syrian general, the Syrian army has recaptured several villages in the northern countryside of Latakia province in cooperation with Russian airstrikes.
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Russian air force surrounds terrorists from new bases in Syria
MOSCOW, Dec. 09 (MNA) – The Airspace Forces of Russia began to use to new air bases in Syria to reinforce the offensive against the ISIL and other terrorist groups in Syria, confirmed the Ministry of Defense's press service.
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Iran urges Moscow-Ankara reciprocal respect
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – After the mounting war of words between Russia and Turkey incited by downing of Russian jet by Turkey, Iran’s FM spokesman called on the two sides to maintain reciprocal respect.
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Zarif:
'Prudence will solve Turkey-Russia tensions'
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Iran’s FM Zarif sent a message, on Friday, to his Turkish counterpart calling for tactful dealing with the case of shot-downed Russian jet.
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Russian pilot denies violation of Turkish space
MOSCOW, Nov. 26 (MNA) – The surviving pilot of the Russian Su-24 warplane, shot down by a Turkish F-16 fighter refuted a violation of Turkish airspace, while deploring it was a surprise attack without warning and no chance to maneuver.
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US, France to step up military operations against ISIL
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (MNA) – US President Barack Obama and his French counterpart Francois Hollande held a meeting on Tuesday at the White House and expressed their willingness to step up operations against the ISIL in Syria and Iraq.
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Russia rejects US criticism of anti terrorist attacks in Syria
MOSCOW, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Major General, Igor Konashenkov, spokesman of the Russian Defense Ministry, rejected Tuesday criticism without evidences, of US senior officers of alleged errors in the attacks against terrorists targets in Syria.
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Russia: plane brought down by turkey was flying over Syria
MOSCOW, Nov. 25 (MNA) – The Ministry of Defense assured that the Su-24 plane of the Russian Aerospace Forces brought down by Turkey on Tuesday was flying over Syrian territory all the time.
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Video footage shows Russian warplane shut down
TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – A Russian Su-24 fighter has been shot down in Syria by Turkish military on Tue., the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding the plane hadn’t violated Turkish airspace and was flying at an altitude of 6,000 meters. Turkey said it shot down a plane after the aircraft repeatedly violated its airspace and ignored several warnings.
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Ankara threatens to take action in Syria to protect Turkish minority
ANKARA, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu admitted on Monday the possibility of taking action in Syria, with the supposed purpose of protecting the Turkish minority near the border with this nation.
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Russia launching cruise missiles against ISIL positions
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Syrian media have reported the continuation of the Russian airstrikes against ISIL positions in Syria from both the Mediterranean and Caspian seas. There are 10 warships taking part in the operation, six of which are in the Mediterranean.
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Risks of operations in Syria carefully calculated, Putin says
MOSCOW, Nov. 14 (MNA) – President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia carefully calculated the potential risks and consequences of military operations in Syria, at the request of the Syrian authorities.
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Putin highlights increase in combat readiness of Russian troops
MOSCOW, Nov. 10 (MNA) – The Russian President said yesterday during a meeting with senior military officers in Sochi that the antiterrorist operation in Syria demonstrated an increase in the combat readiness of the Russian Armed Forces.
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Military spokesman of Syrian Army:
‘Units advancing successfully in war against terrorism in different regions’
DAMASCUS, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Military spokesman of the Syrian army affirmed on Monday that the army units are continuing their military operations successfully against terrorist organizations all over the country, synchronizing with concentrated air strikes carried out by the Syrian air force and making use of the outcomes of Russian warplanes' raids.
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Russian Air Force destroyed 1,623 terrorist targets since Sep. 30
DAMASCUS, Oct. 31 (MNA) – The Russian Air Force, in cooperation with the Syrian Air Force, has carried out 1,391 sorties targeting sites for ISIL and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organizations within the past month, according to a military source.
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Russian air strikes will conclude with offensive of Syrian troops
MOSCOW, Oct. 31 (MNA) – The Russian presidential spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, said on Friday that the bombings of the Kremlin aviation against the ISIL and other terrorist groups in Syria will depend on the end of Damascus' offensive against the terrorists.
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By: Jeff Stahler
Russia means business
TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Russia has been pounding the positions of ISIL Takfiri terrorists and other terror groups in Syria since September 30, upon a request by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Some authorities believe the United States’ lack of resolve to fight terror encouraged Russia to launch airstrikes against ISIL in Syria.
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Syrian Army, Russian aviation continue striking terrorists
DAMASCUS, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Russian aviation continues harrying the main positions of ISIL, Al-Nusra Front and other militant groups operating in Syrian territory and complementing the offensive of the army and the popular militia.
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Russian jets strike ISIL training camp in Syria
TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Russian fighter jets bombarded a terrorist training camp at the outskirts of Damascus during their airstrikes against ISIL in Syria.
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Counter-terrorist offensive in northern Syria unstoppable
DAMASCUS, Oct. 23 (MNA) – The counter-terrorist offensive conducted by the Syrian army in cooperation with Hezbollah, the Popular Defence Groups and the Russian aviation, continues today in the provinces of Damascus, Homs, Hama, Latakia and Aleppo.
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Autocracies illegitimate to comment on democracy
TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said countries with no records of elections are not allowed to comment on democracy and its rules.
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Syria's Assad, Russia’s Putin meeting in Moscow
TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – In his first known trip abroad since the war broke out in Syria in 2011, President Bashar Assad met Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to discuss the continuation of the military operations against terrorism in Syria. During the meeting, Putin thanked Assad for "accepting our invitation and coming to Moscow despite a tragic situation in your country” while Assad praised Russia's anti-terror efforts, adding terrorism was the main hindrance to a political solution to Syrian conflict.
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Deputy FM Amir-Abdollahian:
Iran, Russia, Syria in full coordination in fighting ISIL
TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Iranian deputy FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Tue. there is full coordination between Iran, Russia and Syria in the fight against the ISIL terrorist group in the war-ravaged Arab country.