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Turkish, Russian defense ministers discuss Syria

Turkish, Russian defense ministers discuss Syria

Turkey's national defense minister met on Saturday with his Russian counterpart in Istanbul ahead of a four-way Syria summit to be held in the city on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. Turkey's Hulusi Akar and Russia's …

Russian defense minister to visit Turkey

Russian defense minister to visit Turkey

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will visit Turkey on October 27, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said, adding that he expects to hold talks with Shoigu. "Most heavy weapons and …

L-39 trainer jet crashes in Russia's Krasnodar Territory

L-39 trainer jet crashes in Russia's Krasnodar Territory

An L-39 military trainer aircraft crashed in south Russia's Krasnodar Territory during a scheduled training flight, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Thursday, Sputnik reports. "Today, at about 5 p.m. Moscow …

ISIS militants seize toxic chemicals in Syria

ISIS militants seize toxic chemicals in Syria

Four militants and two members of the White Helmets organization were killed near the Syrian village of al-Lataminah as a result of the attack, the chief of the Russian center for reconciliation of conflicting sides in Syria, Lieutenant …

Lieberman: Israel to continue operations in Syria

Lieberman: Israel to continue operations in Syria

Tel Aviv wasn't "happy" about the S-300s deliveries to Syria, but it could not give up on its military operations in the country, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said, commenting on the Russian Defense …

Shoigu speaks to Lieberman over downed Il-20

Shoigu speaks to Lieberman over downed Il-20

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke to his Israeli opposite number, Avigdor Lieberman, over the shooting down of a Russian military plane Il-20 near Syrian coast, the Russian Defence Ministry …

Russia's Il-20 aircraft disappears near Syrian coast

Russia's Il-20 aircraft disappears near Syrian coast

Russia’s Il-20 military aircraft with 14 servicemen on board vanished from radar over the Mediterranean Sea late Monday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. The official added that the plane went off the radar while F-16 …

 Shoigu: Russia to hold biggest military drills since 1981

Shoigu: Russia to hold biggest military drills since 1981

About 300,000 troops and more than 1,000 aircraft are set to take part in the Vostok-2018 (East-2018) international strategic drills in Russia in September, Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said. …

Putin to meet with Turkey's Cavusoglu and Akar

Putin to meet with Turkey's Cavusoglu and Akar

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Friday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov …