The helicopter crashed near Saraqib in the Idlib province, southwest of Aleppo.
Russian Military Helicopter Crashes In Rebel-Held Territory In Syria, Killing All 5 On Board
August 1, 2016
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Russian And Regime Air Strikes Continue To Pound Aleppo Despite ‘Humanitarian Corridors’
July 29, 2016
Regime helicopters are reported to have dropped barrel bombs near one of the designated ‘humanitarian corridors,’ killing five civilians.
Russia Offers ‘Humanitarian Corridors’ Out Of Besieged Aleppo. History Warns Of A Trap
July 28, 2016
The Russian defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, announced the creation of 4 corridors out of the city his air force has spent months pulverizing.
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After The Failed Coup Erdogan Moves Toward Rapprochement With Moscow
July 25, 2016
At the end of last week, President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is to visit the Kremlin at the beginning of August. This will be Erdoğan’s first face-to-face meeting with his Russian counterpart since September 2015. Relations between the two countries, which had been fraying over the course […]
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Stratfor Verifies ISIS Destroyed 4 Russian Helicopters In Shelling On May 14 Near Palmyra
May 24, 2016
ISIS appears to have had accurate intelligence on the T4 airbase.
As Jets Kill Civilians At Refugee Camp, Russia Hosts Slick Propaganda Concert In Palmyra
May 6, 2016
As Russia held a classical concert to celebrate their capture of Palmyra, at least 30 civilians were killed, either by Syrian or Russian air force jets, at a refugee camp near the Turkish border.
US Officials Say Russia Preparing For Aleppo Offensive As Syria ‘Ceasefire’ Collapses
April 20, 2016
US officials have told the Wall Street Journal that Russian artillery units have been deployed near Aleppo as the ‘cessation of hostilities’ that came into partial effect in February collapses with major civilian casualties due to regime air strikes.
Fontanka Investigates Russian Mercenaries Dying For Putin In Syria And Ukraine
March 29, 2016
Russian “private military contractors” (PMCs) are leading major battles, first in Ukraine and now in Syria, reports Fontanka, an independent Saint Petersburg newspaper
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Despite ‘Withdrawal’ Russians Continue To Fight And Die In Syria
March 23, 2016
This month has seen President Vladimir Putin announcing the withdrawal of the “main part” of the Russian military deployment in Syria and confirming the deaths of five servicemen during the campaign that began on September 30, with the death of another reported independently. But while the Kremlin is presenting this as “mission accomplished,” the military operation is […]
Russian Air Force Begins Withdrawal From Syria, But Will Keep ‘Striking Terrorist Targets’
March 15, 2016
Live Updates: The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. “Russia is Leaving Syria in Order to Stay” – How The Russian Media Views Today’s News 2016-03-15 17:29:02 There has been a lot of analysis and speculation around President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he is withdrawing Russian forces from Syria. […]