The heated rhetoric between Turkey and Russia shows no signs of cooling as world leaders meet in Paris to discuss climate change. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Obama And Putin Discuss Syria At Climate Change Meeting In Paris 2015-11-30 19:48:38 Many world leaders are in Paris as […]
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Putin in Syria: Russia Hits Border Crossings As Fighting Breaks Out North Of Aleppo
The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Russia Hits Border Crossings As Fighting Breaks Out North Of Aleppo 2015-11-27 17:45:00 Russian jets have continued to strike rebel-held areas along Syria’s border with Turkey. According to the Syrian Local Coordination Committees (LCC), nine civilians, amongst them children, were killed and […]
Putin in Syria: Russia Steps Up Military Deployment In Syria
The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Hollande And Putin Agree To Coordinate Operations Against ISIS, But Two Disagree On Assad 2015-11-26 22:23:44 Meeting in Moscow today, Presidents Francois Hollande and Vladimir Putin publicly declared their plans to coordinate strikes against ISIS. AFP reports: “The strikes against Daesh (IS) […]
Putin in Syria: Russian Response To Downing Of Jet Hardens
The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Russian Jets Reportedly Bomb Aid Convoy Near Turkish Border 2015-11-25 17:55:17 The Turkish IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation reports that an aid convoy has been bombed, reportedly by Russian jets, in the Syrian border town of Azaz. fetching tweet… fetching tweet… While the […]
Putin in Syria: Turkish Jets Shoot Down Russian Bomber
The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Russian General Staff Complain Turkey Has Violated Syria’s Air Space 2015-11-24 18:45:00 Russian media has just announced that Turkey has violated Syria’s air space. Gazeta.ru reports citing RIA.ru that the Russian General Staff has stated (translation by The Interpreter): Radar reconnaissance at the […]
Putin In Syria: Russian Infantry Reportedly Join Fight In Latakia
The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Syrian Rebels Advance South of Aleppo: Fight Hezbollah and Iraqi Militias 2015-11-23 22:51:04 Jaesh al Fattah, a major rebel group backed by the United States, has seemingly struck a major victory today in southern Aleppo province. fetching tweet… fetching tweet… fetching tweet… […]
Putin in Syria: Russian Air Force And Navy Conduct Massive Strikes Across Syria
Russia has launched a new wave of cruise missile attacks in Syria, and ISIS appears to be the target of some of the strikes, but Russia’s bombing campaign is still focusing on non-ISIS rebels. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Russia Tells Lebanon To Close Its Airspace Due […]
Putin in Syria: Even ISIS Says Russia Is Not Bombing ISIS
Despite what the Kremlin claims, ISIS is still not the main target for Russia’s airstrikes in Syria. Now the US has said it is open to cooperating with Russia if it is willing to change that. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Even ISIS Says Russia Is Not […]
Putin In Syria: US Open To Working With Russia If Russia Is Dedicated To Beating ISIS. It’s Not
Despite what the Kremlin claims, ISIS is still not the main target for Russia’s airstrikes in Syria. Now the US has said it is open to cooperating with Russia if it is willing to change that. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Russia Strikes ISIS Oil And Gas […]
Putin In Syria: Russia Fires Cruise Missiles In Syria
Russia has launched cruise missiles on the same day that, after weeks of dodging the question, the Kremlin has finally come out today and said that Metrojet flight 9268 was brought down by terrorism. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Russian Military Releases Video Of Strategic Bombers Attacking […]