Russia and Syria

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Yalta and Latakia become twin cities

Yalta and Latakia become twin cities

The authorities of Yalta have signed an agreement on twinning with the coastal Syrian city of Latakia, the administration of Yalta informs. The document was signed by the deputy head of the administration of the city of Yalta, Mikhail Antoshkin …

Russian media company correspondent killed in Syria

Russian media company correspondent killed in Syria

A string correspondent for Russian Chechen Republic's media company "Grozny" has been killed in Syria, according to the Republic's head Ramzan Kadyrov who reported it in a social media post …

 US criticizes Russia's air defense systems

US criticizes Russia's air defense systems

The United States said that Russian-made air defense systems operated by Syrian crews were completely useless.  “The Russian manufactured air defense systems were totally ineffective,” the Pentagon’s chief …

Bozdag:Turkey does not stand by any country on Syria

Bozdag:Turkey does not stand by any country on Syria

Turkey does not stand with or against any country on Syria and its policy in the region is different from that of Iran, Russia and the United States, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said. The comments by …

Putin and Erdogan discuss Syria - media

Putin and Erdogan discuss Syria - media

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed recent developments in Syria in an telephone call today, a Turkish presidential source said, adding that the two leaders …

Militants promise to show Douma minefield and tunnel maps

Militants promise to show Douma minefield and tunnel maps

A preliminary agreement on the withdrawal of Jaysh al-Islam militants from Syria's Eastern Ghouta was reached, chief of the Russian center for reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria Yuri Yevtushenko said. …

86,000 people leave Eastern Ghouta

86,000 people leave Eastern Ghouta

A total of 86,000 people had left the besieged Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta since the introduction of daily humanitarian pauses, the head of the Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation, Maj. Gen. Yuri …

Militants in Eastern Ghouta start open confrontation

Militants in Eastern Ghouta start open confrontation

Groups of militants in Eastern Ghouta started an open confrontation after demanding that the opposition group Faylaq al-Rahman break ties with the internationally-condemned terrorist organization Jabhat al-Nusra, a representative of the Russian …

Russia's An-26 plane crashes in Syria

Russia's An-26 plane crashes in Syria

Russian transport plane Antonov-26 has crashed in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The plane crashed near Syrian Hmeymim base at 3:00 pm when landing. All people on board of the aircraft, including 26 passengers and six …