Tag Archives: RUSSIA IN SYRIA
Amnesty: Russian bombing of Syria may be a war crime
Russia’s bombing of Syria may amount to a war crime because of the number of civilians its strikes have killed, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, presenting what it said was evidence that the air raids had violated humanitarian law. “Russian
Free Syrian Army rebels deny Russian support
Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad in western Syria denied receiving any support from the Russian air force, saying that on the contrary it continued to bomb them and rejecting comments by a top Russian general on
Turkey’s Erdogan says Russia should apologize after jet downing
Russia should apologize for violating Turkey’s airspace, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Thursday, days after a Russian jet was shot down near the Syria border. “Those who violated our airspace are the ones who need to
Turkey’s Erdogan says he does not want escalation after Russian jet downed
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey did not want any escalation after it shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border, saying it had simply acted to defend its own security and the “rights of our brothers”
Turkey tells U.N. it shot down plane, defends right to do source
Turkey told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday it had shot down on an unidentified plane that violated Turkish airspace and defended its right to do so as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Turkey and Russia to reduce tensions.
Putin: Turkey’s downing of Russian jet ‘stab in the back’
President Vladimir Putin called Turkey’s downing of a Russian fighter jet a stab in the back administered by “the accomplices of terrorists,” saying the incident would have serious consequences for Moscow’s relations with Ankara. Speaking in the Russian Black Sea
France hits back at Russia over Syria bombing campaign
France dismissed Russian suggestions on Friday its air strikes against oil installations in Syria were illegal, saying they were “an appropriate and necessary riposte” to attacks by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). President Francois Hollande will travel to
ISIS takes Syrian town as fighting looks set to intensify
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters drove Syrian government forces from a western town on Sunday, a monitoring group reported, as fighting escalated despite a flurry of diplomatic activity and talks between regional rivals. Syrian parties to the
Syrian rebels reject Russian help against ISIS
Syria’s Western-backed opposition on Saturday rejected a Russian offer to assist them against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group and dismissed Moscow’s call for new elections. “Russia is bombing the Free Syrian Army and now it wants
Russia: Ready to provide FSA with air support
Russia said it would provide air support to the Free Syrian Army if the U.S. helped it identify where ‘the patriotic opposition’ isRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday the Kremlin wanted Syria to prepare for parliamentary and presidential
Russia steps up air strikes against Assad opponents
Russia said on Saturday it had stepped up its bombing campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Syria, while local observers said several of the air strikes had hit areas in western Syria where the hardline
Iran declines to confirm hit by Russia missiles
Iran on Friday declined to confirm a claim by a US official that Russian missiles targeting rebels in Syria crashed in its territory this week. “We don’t confirm” this information, foreign ministry spokeswoman Afkham Marzieh said when asked about the
NATO to Russia: Stop striking Syrian opposition
NATO told Russia on Thursday to focus its military operations in Syria on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants as it condemned Russian violation of Turkish airspace earlier this year. A statement said the incursions into Turkish airspace
Russia says its planes struck 10 ISIS targets in Syria
Russian planes have flown 20 sorties in Syria and struck 10 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets in the past 24 hours, the country’s defense ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Russia has said it would step
New Russian airstrikes hit ISIS in Syria
Russia carried out new airstrikes on four Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets overnight, the Russian military said on Thursday marking its second day of aerial bombardment in Syria. The airstrikes hit “terrorist facilities” in Idlib, Hama and
Russia unleashes first wave of airstrikes in Syria
Russian warplanes have conducted their first air strikes in Syria, Russia’s defense ministry said adding that the jets targeted Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, according to AFP. Russian fighter jets carried out 20 flights in Syria, striking
Russian church: The fight in Syria is a ‘holy war’
Russia’s powerful Orthodox Church on Wednesday voiced support for Moscow’s decision to carry out air strikes in Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, calling it a “holy battle.” “The fight with terrorism is a holy
Two Russian aid planes land in Syria: Report
Two Russian planes carrying humanitarian aid landed in Syria on Saturday, state media said, amid reports that Moscow is beefing up military support to its ally Damascus. “Two Russian planes arrived today at the Latakia Martyr Bassil al-Assad international airport
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