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Russian army medic killed by militants in Aleppo

Russian army medic killed by militants in Aleppo

A Russian female army medic was killed in a hospital shelling by militants of the opposition forces in the Syrian city of Aleppo while two other medics were wounded, Russia’s Defense Ministry spokesman Major-General Igor …

Radicals open fire at civilians in Syria’s Aleppo, 17 dead

Radicals open fire at civilians in Syria’s Aleppo, 17 dead

Radicals have opened fire at a group of civilians, who gathered for a protest in the eastern part of the Syrian city of Aleppo, and killed 17 of them, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday, TASS reports. …

 Militants kill 27 people in shooting of rally in Aleppo

Militants kill 27 people in shooting of rally in Aleppo

Over the past four days more than 1500 citizens took to the streets in four areas of the city, the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said, adding that all the rallies of civilians were ruthlessly stamped out by the …

US Air Force command apologized for close fly-by in Syria

US Air Force command apologized for close fly-by in Syria

American military officials have offered apologies to their Russian colleagues for an incident over Syria, in which US and Russian military jets were involved in a "near-miss" situation. Earlier, Washington shifted the blame to Moscow …

Russia says US coalition jets killed civilians near Kirkuk

Russia says US coalition jets killed civilians near Kirkuk

The Russian Ministry of Defense on Saturday said that its reconnaissance aircraft detected two US-led coalition fighter jets carrying out an air raid on the city of Daquq, just south of Kirkuk and Mosul, The BRICS Post reported. …

Shoigu takes part in meeting of CSTO Security Councils

Shoigu takes part in meeting of CSTO Security Councils

Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu is taking part in the meeting of the heads of the Security Councils of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states in Yerevan, Russian Defense Ministry …

Did John Kirby back off?

Did John Kirby back off?

The Russian Foreign Ministry estimated a statement of the US official about a possibility of the terrorist attacks in Russia as a call to action issued to the radicals

 Russian chief of General Staff to visit Ankara today

Russian chief of General Staff to visit Ankara today

Russia’s Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov is due to visit Ankara today to discuss the settlement of the Syrian crisis with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar, Russia’s Defense Ministry …

Russia halts strikes in Syria

Russia halts strikes in Syria

The Russian Defense Ministry will hold off on carrying out airstrikes against extremist positions in Syria until they have managed to force out the Nusra Front jihadists there, the Russian Defense Ministry’s official spokesman, Igor …