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Russian warplane crashes into Mediterranean off Syria coast, pilot safe
Dec 05, 2016 16:56Russia says one of its twin-engine air superiority Sukhoi Su-33 fighter jets has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Syria, after it rolled off the deck while landing on the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.
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Russia blames US, UK, France for terrorists' hospital shelling in Syria's Aleppo
Dec 05, 2016 14:30Two Russian medics have been killed in a militant shelling of a Russian field military hospital in the Syrian city of Aleppo, with Moscow blaming the US, UK and France for the attack.
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Security Council to vote on Aleppo truce resolution: Diplomats
Dec 05, 2016 08:04The UN Security Council is reportedly set to vote on a resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in Syria’s Aleppo and humanitarian aid delivery to the embattled city.
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Aleppo back in government hands in weeks: Syrian military
Dec 05, 2016 03:22Syrian army helicopters have dropped leaflets on eastern Aleppo warning the militants to surrender while they still can as the military has said it expects to retake the divided city within weeks.
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Syrian army regains full control of city near Damascus
Dec 04, 2016 12:27Syrian government forces have wrested full control of a city near the capital Damascus after foreign-sponsored Takfiri extremists agreed to withdraw from the area in exchange for safe passage to militant-held regions in the northwestern city of Idlib.
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Terrorists vow to never surrender Aleppo
Dec 04, 2016 03:07Takfiri terrorist commanders in Syria’s divided city of Aleppo have vowed to never leave the city as Russia announces readiness for talks with the US over the terrorists’ withdrawal.
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Syria now in control of 60% of east Aleppo: Group
Dec 03, 2016 07:32Syrian forces have retaken another district in the east of the city of Aleppo, now exerting control over 60 percent of the city’s terrorist-held eastern part, according to a monitoring group.
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Russia sends demining team to Syria to clear Aleppo's liberated areas
Dec 03, 2016 05:27Russia has dispatched a bomb disposal unit to Syria to help demine the liberated eastern parts of the flashpoint city of Aleppo, the Russian Defense Ministry says.
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Formation of ‘Army of Aleppo’ ploy to shield Nusra terrorists: Lavrov
Dec 03, 2016 05:02Russia says the formation of the so-called Army of Aleppo in the east of the Syrian city is an attempt to disguise and shield the al-Nusra Front terrorist group.
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Syrian grand mufti lauds Tehran, Moscow for supporting Damascus
Dec 03, 2016 03:43Syria’s Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, in a speech at the Irish parliament, praised Iran and Russia for their support for the Arab country’s government and said unlike others, the two countries are defending Syria against terrorists.