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Russian troops join syria

Rebels and aid workers: Russian, Syrian missiles pound Aleppo, destroy hospital

By Reuters

Russian warplanes and their Syrian government allies battered rebel-held areas in and around Aleppo.

  • US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands at the conclusion of their press conference following their meeting in Geneva where they discussed the crisis in Syria. Picture: Pool/AFP.

    Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to save truce

    An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN Security Council.

    2066 days ago
  • US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands at the conclusion of their press conference following their meeting in Geneva where they discussed the crisis in Syria. Picture: Pool/AFP.

    Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to save truce

    An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN Security Council.

    2066 days ago
  • Russian Su-34 bombers, flying from Iran's Hamadan air base, struck Islamic State targets in Syria's Deir al-Zor province on 17 August 2016. Picture: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

    Russian cruise missiles target Syria

    Russian air power had helped Syrian President Bashar al-Assad make steady advances against the rebels.

    2099 days ago
  • FILE: A Syrian family walks amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported airstrike in Aleppo. Picture: AFP.

    Russia announces daily ceasefires in Syria's Aleppo to let in aid

    Last Friday rebels staged a major assault southwest of Aleppo to break this siege.

    2108 days ago
  • FILE: A handout image released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency on 5 May, 2016 shows a car burning at the site of a bomb attack in Mukharram al-Fawqani in Homs province. Picture: AFP.

    Death toll from Russian air strikes in Idlib climbs to 23

    At least 23 people were killed in Russian air strikes overnight in the Syrian rebel-held city of Idlib.

    2180 days ago
  • FILE: A handout image released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency on 5 May, 2016 shows a car burning at the site of a bomb attack in Mukharram al-Fawqani in Homs province. Picture: AFP.

    US, Russia stalemate on Syria frustrates European powers

    A senior UN diplomat said that Europeans tend to be pretty sceptical about the US-Russia bilateralism.

    2194 days ago
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin. Picture: AFP.

    Russia to complete withdrawing most of Syria force in 2 to 3 days

    President Vladimir Putin ordered the bulk of the Russian military contingent in Syria to be pulled out.

    2255 days ago
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin. Picture: AFP/Pool/ Maxim Shipenkov.

    Russian warplanes leave Syria, raising UN hopes for peace talks

    Putin’s surprise announcement has led to speculation that Moscow may want to press President Bashar al-Assad.

    2256 days ago
  • A handout image dated 15 February 2016, provided by the Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders organisation, showing destruction and rubble at an MSF-supported hospital in Idlib province in northern Syria, largely destroyed in an attack on early 15 February 2016. EPA/SAM TAYLOR / MSF.

    Attacks by army & Russian planes threaten truce - Syrian rebels

    The opposition said violations would undermine efforts to guarantee the continuation of the truce.

    2272 days ago
  • Syrian air forces jets at the Kweyris military air base, in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo, on 11 November 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Syrian army breaks through jihadist siege of airbase

    It's the Syrian army's first major breakthrough since the Russian air campaign began.

    2381 days ago
  • Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Picture: AFP.

    Russia stance on Assad suggests divergence with Iran

    Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps head suggested that Tehran may be more committed to Assad than Russia.

    2389 days ago
  • Syrians carry a wounded man following reported air strikes by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus, on 2 October, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Thousands flee new regime offensives in Syria

    This comes as Russian air strikes are reported to have killed 370 people so far, many of them civilians.

    2403 days ago
  • FILE: The northern city of Aleppo in Syria. Picture: AFP.Picture: AFP

    Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive

    Turkey’s military said its jets shot down an unidentified drone in Turkish air space near Syria.

    2407 days ago
  • FILE. Syrians carry a wounded man following reported air strikes by Syrian government forces on 2 October, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Syrian army advances with help of Russian strikes

    Warplanes pounded Syrian rebels unaffiliated with Isis, helping Moscow's ally reclaim territory.

    2412 days ago
  • A video grab made on 3 October, 2015, shows an image taken from a footage made available on the Russian Defence Ministrys official website, purporting to show an explosion after airstrikes carried out by Russian air force on what Russia says was an underground explosives warehouse in Raqqa. Picture: AFP.

    Russia's weather turns political

    Russian TV has aired cheery weather forecasts for its fighter jets bombing Syria.

    2418 days ago
  • FILE: Syria's capital city of Damascus on 29 September 2015. Picture: AFP.

    'Russia conducting 'asymmetric warfare' in Syria'

    Britain’s foreign minister wants 'absolute clarity' that Assad would not be part of Syria’s future.

    2419 days ago
  • Normality returns to a neighbourhood in Syria's capital city of Damascus on 29 September 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Iranian troops join Syrian war

    Hundreds of Iranian troops joined a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar al-Assad's govt.

    2422 days ago
  • FILE: People inspect the rubble of collapsed buildings following a reported airstrike by government forces on May 24, 2015, in the rebel-held al-Sukari neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo in Syria. Picture: AFP.

    Iran troops to join Syria war, Russia bombs group trained by CIA

    Air strikes were launched, targeting areas held by an insurgent alliance including a group linked to al Qaeda.

    2422 days ago
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