Is the Russian military setting the rhetorical stage to justify war crimes?
Tag: Siege
Syrian Rebels Break Siege Of Aleppo, But What Happens Next?
In a stunning reversal, rebel forces inside Aleppo overran government lines to link up with moderate rebel forces, breaking the government’s encirclement that began July 10
Russia Announces Humanitarian Operation In Syria, Not For Madaya, But Deir ez-Zor
Live Updates: The Russian Ministry of Defence has announced a humanitarian operation in Syria aimed at providing aid for regime-controlled areas of Deir ez-Zor that are besieged by ISIS. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Civilian Casualties Reported After Russian Jets Conduct Strikes Across Syria Today 2016-01-15 17:55:51 […]
French Journalist Describes Capture by Slavyansk Separatists
The following is a translation of a harrowing account in Gazeta.ru from a French journalist and her cameramen who were taken captive in Slavyansk right at the time Italian journalist Andrea Rocchelli and his translator Andrei Mironov were killed in shelling by the roadside. While the account, edited by Elizaveta Antonova, is dated 26 May, […]