Contents tagged with Syria
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USA: Russia is preventing the coalition from battling ISIS in Syria
Russia’s presence in Syria makes it difficult for the Americans to fight against ISIS, according to a report from the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense.
The report analyzes the actions of the Russian armed forces in the territory of the Arab Republic from October to December 2017.
In particular, the U.S. military once again pointed to “dangerous maneuvers” of Russian aircraft flying too close to its combat aircraft. The Pentagon asserts that the actions of the …
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Turkey suffers greatest troop losses in Syria
Since the start of the Turkish army’s “Olive Branch” operation against the Kurds in Syria, 30 Turkish soldiers have been killed and more than 70 have been wounded.
On February the 10th, two Turkish soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in Turkey’s Hatay province on the Turkey-Syria border, and a total of 11 soldiers were killed in that 24-hour period. This was reported by the news outlet Anadolu, citing the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces. Photos have been published of six of …
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Kremlin says no Russian forces hit by American strike in Syrian Deir ez-Zor, users of social networks prove otherwise with their posts
The first death of Russian soldier killed in the American strike in Deir ez Zor on February 7 has been reported on social networks.
On February 7, the US-led coalition forces conducted the strike against the Syrian militia affiliated with Assad in the province of Deir ez Zor. The U.S. coalition said that the blow was struck in response to an attack on the headquarters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). According to Reuters, at least 100 people were killed in the attack.
Commenting on the …
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Israel calls air strikes on Syria its biggest air defense operation since 1982
The attacks on targets in Syria carried out by the Israeli military on Saturday, February 10, are the largest operation conducted by the Israeli Air Force against Syria's air defense since 1982. The newspaper Haaretz reported on this, citing General Tomer Bar, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Air Force.
The Israeli military claims to have struck 12 targets in Syria, including four Syrian air defense targets and four Iranian facilities, after the crash of one of its F-16 aircraft.
"This is a …
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Russia claims that ISIS generates revenue through online casinos
Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya said that the Islamic State uses online casinos to generate revenue, reports Interfax.
"They improve their skills in modern technologies. For example, in one of the neighboring Syria countries, the accomplices of the terrorists are stealing the money of ordinary citizens through fake online shops. The fighters of the ‘Caliphate’ do not shun earnings from online casinos either," Nebenzya said.
According to him, thanks to the actions …
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Each day Syria becomes a more complicated battleground with everybody fighting everybody
While Russia was paying tribute to the deceased pilot Roman Filipov, a sharp escalation in the armed conflict began in Syria. Judging by the reports in the Russian, US and Arabic media, the forces loyal to Russia’s ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad decided to attack the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Assad’s partners were reportedly trying to capture a gas fields controlled by SDF.
They did not have to wait long for the US response. As reported by the press service of the Operation …
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Media: Russians came under fire during US strike against Assad's partners in Syria
Citing the publication Tasnim, the Iranian news agency Fars has reported that three militants affiliated with the group Hezbollah, as well as several militiamen and ‘several Russian military advisers’, were killed on Wednesday as a result of a strike by the coalition forces against supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad the vicinity of the Hasham gas field in Deir ez-Zor province.
The report discusses the attack by Assad supporters, whom the Pentagon earlier claimed approached the zone …
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Russia calls US strikes on Assad partners a crime
The strike conducted by coalition forces led by the United States on the forces of Bashar al-Assad’s supporters in the province of Deir ez Zor is a crime, stated Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya, RIA Novosti reported.
The diplomat noted that despite the fact that Washington declares that its goal in Syria is to fight terrorists, the real actions of the United States appear different. “They keep saying that they are fighting international terrorism, but we see that …
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Bridge built by Russian military in Syria washed away
A Russian-built bridge across the Euphrates in Syria was destroyed due to rising water levels in the river, according to RIA Novosti.
On September 23 last year, construction on a 212-meter automobile bridge was begun by the Russian military in the suburb of Deir-ez-Zor. A week later, the construction was handed over to Syria. It was intended to be used for the transfer of military equipment and personnel to the eastern shore of the Euphrates.
On January 6, 2018, the water level and the speed …
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Washington uncertain if Russians were involved in attack on US partners in Syria
The White House does not know if Russian citizens were involved in the attack on the headquarters of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on February 7, Donald Trump’s deputy press secretary Raj Shah told reporters at a press conference.
One of the reporters was interested to know whether Trump had been notified about the attack which took place in the region of the Khasham settlement, and whether there is “any information on Russian representatives’ involvement in this”.“The …