LIVE UPDATES: The Russian Air Force has reportedly struck ISIS-held areas for the first time since bombing began on September 30. However the majority of settlements struck by bombs over the last 24 hours lie outside ISIS-controlled territory. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Russian Major General Lists […]
LIVE UPDATES: Unconfirmed reports and images from Syria indicate that the Russian air offensive has entered its second day. Comments from Dmitry Peskov, President Putin’s press secretary, indicate that the targeting of the opposition groups other than ISIS is now officially sanctioned. So far, none of the settlements reported to have been bombed are ISIS-controlled. […]
Russian officials have brushed aside questions about Russia’s military deployment to Syria and warned ominously that there is “only a slim window of opportunity for the USA and Russia to cooperate in Syria.” The previous post in our Putin in Syria blog can be found here. ‘Russia Will Never Negotiate Syria’s Fate With Anyone’ 2015-09-23 […]
This is a cross-post from Oryx Blog After the sighting of Su-30MS’ and Su-24M2s over Syrian airspace just days ago, new satellite imagery acquired by Stratfor and AllSource Analysis, dating from the 20th of September, has now revealed the presence of twelve Su-25 ‘Frogfoots’ being assembled at Hmeemeem/Bassel al-Assad IAP for a total of twenty […]
The first instalment of our Putin in Syria blog can be found here. Russia Repeats Denials Of Troops In Syria Despite Soldiers’ Testimony And Reports From Hama 2015-09-18 15:20:02 The state-owned TASS news agency reports that the Russian Defence Ministry has denied that Russian contract soldiers are being deployed to Syria, following the publication of […]
Over the last few days there have been numerous reports that the Kremlin is deploying military force to prop up the Assad regime in Syria, under the pretence of combating ISIS. The Interpreter will now cover these developments on a daily basis on our Putin in Syria blog. The Russian Military Intervention In Syria So Far […]
This is a cross-post from Oryx Blog: The past few days have seen a steep increase of evidence revealing the true extent of direct military involvement by the Russian military on the ground in Syria. The sighting of recently delivered Russian UAVs and Russian BTR-82A infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) in addition to sound fragments confirming […]
December 2014 is the month Putin’s Russia was plunged into undeniable crisis. Between the dramatic drop in oil prices and the collapse of the ruble, under Western sanctions pressure, Russians are going into the new year in a dramatically different, and lessened, economic situation than the one they enjoyed at the beginning of the year […]
New Questions After Israeli Airstrike In Damascus 2014-12-08 18:57:50 Israel has conducted an airstrike against the heart (or, as we’ll see, perhaps it’s better described as the lungs) of the Assad regime in Syria. On Sunday, news agencies carried statements from Syrian State TV, SANAA, that earlier that day Israeli jets entered Syrian airspace and […]
Updated Daily. This week’s issue: – Doctors Protest Hospital Closures and Pay Cuts in Health System ‘Reforms’ – The Value of the Ruble is Falling, Along with the Price of Oil – Russian Censorship Agency Strikes Ekho Moskvy News Site, Removes Article on Donetsk Airport – Russian Reporter Publishes List of ‘Most Authoritative Russians’ – […]
