The Islamic State (IS) released a statement from Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, who serves as the terrorist group's spokesman. In a statement, the closest aide of “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi calls for a “holy war” against Russia and the United States. “Today we are stronger than ever. I call on Islamic youth to...
A few days after the start of the Russian military operation in Syria, T-shirts with an appeal to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad went on sale. The clothes bear a print with photographs of airstrikes on militant positions. After the annexation of Crimea by Russia, T-shirts with the image of Putin gained popularity. ...
The task of the operation of the Russian military in Syria is to stabilize the legitimate government in the country. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the air of the TV channel "Russia-1". According to him, after stabilization, conditions must be created to search for a political compromise in Syria. Putin ...
The Russian military operation in Syria is evidence that the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin is weakening, US President Barack Obama said in an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes program. Obama expressed the view that Russia's decision to launch airstrikes in Syria was a step of desperation caused by the weakness of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who sought to ...
Several Russian cruise missiles launched from a warship at targets in Syria fell on Iranian soil. There is still no information about the victims and the damage caused, as well as about the specific place of the fall, CNN reports, citing official sources in the Pentagon. Intelligence ...
The US will not cooperate with Russia in Syria because Moscow has chosen a "wrong strategy." This was announced by the head of the Pentagon Ashton Carter, reports Reuters. According to him, Russian planes are not bombing in Syria at all objects of the "Islamic State" (IS). At the same time, Carter ...
Turkish President Recep Erdogan warned Russia against further incursions into its airspace. The announcement follows two incidents involving Russian warplanes carrying out airstrikes in Syria. According to the Turkish authorities, Russian aviation twice in two days ...
On October 5, Russian aircraft destroyed about twenty T-55 tanks, which the militants had captured from the Syrian army. The air strike was launched in the east of the province of Homs near the city of Tadmor (Palmyra). Another flight of Russian aviation - to the city of Idlib - led to the fact that thirty units of automobile and armored vehicles were destroyed, ...
The information channel "Russia-24" showed a story about the weather in Syria: the presenter of the weather forecast said that Russia had chosen a good - in terms of meteorological conditions - time to start the bombing. She noted that in October the wind speed is not high, it rains only once every ten days, and the temperature rarely rises higher ...
Serious passions flared up at the UN around Vladimir Putin's speech at the General Assembly. The main question is whether the Americans and Russians will agree to cooperate in Syria and whether they will “surrender” Ukraine. During Putin's speech, Ukrainian diplomats left the hall. The rest, contrary to the strict rules of the organization, unfurled the Ukrainian flag. ...