Putin In Syria

Putin In Syria: Turkey Won’t Apologize, Russia Equips Air-To-Air Missiles

November 30, 2015

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 […]

Putin in Syria: Russia Hits Border Crossings As Fighting Breaks Out North Of Aleppo

November 27, 2015

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

November 26, 2015

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

November 25, 2015

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

November 24, 2015

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 Air Force And Navy Conduct Massive Strikes Across Syria

November 20, 2015

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: US Open To Working With Russia If Russia Is Dedicated To Beating ISIS. It’s Not

November 18, 2015

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

November 17, 2015

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 […]