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Pics: Russian, US Troops Share Rare Moment Amid Syria Fighting
US and Russian troops exchanged friendly greetings and posed for pictures together over the weekend on a northeast Syria highway in a rare display of congeniality between the rival forces.
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Russia Lands Attack Helicopters, Troops At Former US Air Base In Syria
Russia landed attack helicopters and troops at a sprawling air base in northern Syria vacated by U.S. forces, the Russian Defence Ministry's Zvezda TV channel said on Friday.
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What We Know About The Shadowy Russian Mercenary Firm Behind An Attack On US Troops In Syria
One of the most complicated episodes in Syria's ever-twisting war took place on the night of February 7. In that incident, U.S. troops and their Syrian allies near the town of Deir al-Zour were attacked by hundreds of fighters loyal to the Syrian regime. The Americans responded with a devastating counterattack that the United States said left about...
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Russia Threatens Retaliatory Strikes Against US Troops And Their Allies In Syria
Russia on Thursday raised the threat of a direct confrontation with U.S. forces in Syria, saying that the Russian military would target areas occupied by American units and U.S.-backed militias if Moscow's troops come under fire.
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Syrian Army Advances As Bashar al-Assad Eyes Aleppo Victory
Syria's army battled to take more ground from rebels in Aleppo Thursday after President Bashar al-Assad said victory for his troops in the city would be a turning point in the war.
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Syria Regime Forces Make Fresh Gains In South: Monitor
Pro-government troops backed by Russian warplanes today retook a rebel bastion used as a launch pad for attacks in southern Syria, a monitor said, in their latest territorial gain.
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Syrian Troops Backed By Russian Jets Enter Rebel-Held Southern Town: Army
Syrian troops fought their way into a rebel-held town in the southern province of Deraa on Wednesday in an assault which rebels said was supported by the heaviest Russian aerial bombing campaign so far in the south.
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Russians Expanding 2nd Air Base in Country: Syrian Activists
Russian troops are expanding a military base in central Syria, adding fortifications and developing its runways in a sign they intend to use it as their second air base in the country, Syrian activists said today.
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Syria Troops Advancing Thanks to Russia Strikes: Bashar Al-Assad
Syrian government troops are advancing on "nearly every front" thanks to Russian air strikes that began in September, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview released Sunday.
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Syria Regime Advances, US Drops Ammunition to Anti-Islamic State Rebels
Regime troops aided by Russian air strikes fought their fiercest clashes with rebels in weeks today, as US-led coalition forces parachuted ammunition to rebels battling jihadists in northern Syria.
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'Fiercest Clashes' as Syria Regime Advances With Russian Support
Syrian troops backed by Russian air strikes fought their 'fiercest clashes' with rebels in weeks today as Europe's top diplomats demanded that Moscow stop targeting moderate rebels.
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Russia Will Not Conduct Ground Operation in Syria: Vladimir Putin
President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia would not deploy ground troops to Syria, where it has been conducting air strikes against what it says are Islamic State targets.
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Syria Extends Major Offensive to Retake Territory in West
Syrian troops and allied militia backed by a fresh wave of Russian air strikes and cruise missiles fired from warships attacked rebel forces on Thursday as the government extended an offensive to recapture territory in the west of the country.
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Syria Army in 'Vast Offensive' Backed By Russian Strikes
Regime troops backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah and Russian air raids advanced Thursday in western Syria in a "vast offensive" against rebels, as NATO voiced alarm at Moscow's escalating military activity in the country.
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Syrian Troops, Russian Jets Launch Attack in Ghab Plain: Monitor
Syrian government ground forces and allied militia backed by Russian air strikes launched an offensive against rebels in the strategically important Ghab Plain in western Syria on Thursday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Pics: Russian, US Troops Share Rare Moment Amid Syria Fighting
US and Russian troops exchanged friendly greetings and posed for pictures together over the weekend on a northeast Syria highway in a rare display of congeniality between the rival forces.
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Russia Lands Attack Helicopters, Troops At Former US Air Base In Syria
Russia landed attack helicopters and troops at a sprawling air base in northern Syria vacated by U.S. forces, the Russian Defence Ministry's Zvezda TV channel said on Friday.
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What We Know About The Shadowy Russian Mercenary Firm Behind An Attack On US Troops In Syria
One of the most complicated episodes in Syria's ever-twisting war took place on the night of February 7. In that incident, U.S. troops and their Syrian allies near the town of Deir al-Zour were attacked by hundreds of fighters loyal to the Syrian regime. The Americans responded with a devastating counterattack that the United States said left about...
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Russia Threatens Retaliatory Strikes Against US Troops And Their Allies In Syria
Russia on Thursday raised the threat of a direct confrontation with U.S. forces in Syria, saying that the Russian military would target areas occupied by American units and U.S.-backed militias if Moscow's troops come under fire.
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Syrian Army Advances As Bashar al-Assad Eyes Aleppo Victory
Syria's army battled to take more ground from rebels in Aleppo Thursday after President Bashar al-Assad said victory for his troops in the city would be a turning point in the war.
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Syria Regime Forces Make Fresh Gains In South: Monitor
Pro-government troops backed by Russian warplanes today retook a rebel bastion used as a launch pad for attacks in southern Syria, a monitor said, in their latest territorial gain.
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Syrian Troops Backed By Russian Jets Enter Rebel-Held Southern Town: Army
Syrian troops fought their way into a rebel-held town in the southern province of Deraa on Wednesday in an assault which rebels said was supported by the heaviest Russian aerial bombing campaign so far in the south.
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Russians Expanding 2nd Air Base in Country: Syrian Activists
Russian troops are expanding a military base in central Syria, adding fortifications and developing its runways in a sign they intend to use it as their second air base in the country, Syrian activists said today.
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Syria Troops Advancing Thanks to Russia Strikes: Bashar Al-Assad
Syrian government troops are advancing on "nearly every front" thanks to Russian air strikes that began in September, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview released Sunday.
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Syria Regime Advances, US Drops Ammunition to Anti-Islamic State Rebels
Regime troops aided by Russian air strikes fought their fiercest clashes with rebels in weeks today, as US-led coalition forces parachuted ammunition to rebels battling jihadists in northern Syria.
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'Fiercest Clashes' as Syria Regime Advances With Russian Support
Syrian troops backed by Russian air strikes fought their 'fiercest clashes' with rebels in weeks today as Europe's top diplomats demanded that Moscow stop targeting moderate rebels.
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Russia Will Not Conduct Ground Operation in Syria: Vladimir Putin
President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia would not deploy ground troops to Syria, where it has been conducting air strikes against what it says are Islamic State targets.
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Syria Extends Major Offensive to Retake Territory in West
Syrian troops and allied militia backed by a fresh wave of Russian air strikes and cruise missiles fired from warships attacked rebel forces on Thursday as the government extended an offensive to recapture territory in the west of the country.
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Syria Army in 'Vast Offensive' Backed By Russian Strikes
Regime troops backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah and Russian air raids advanced Thursday in western Syria in a "vast offensive" against rebels, as NATO voiced alarm at Moscow's escalating military activity in the country.
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Syrian Troops, Russian Jets Launch Attack in Ghab Plain: Monitor
Syrian government ground forces and allied militia backed by Russian air strikes launched an offensive against rebels in the strategically important Ghab Plain in western Syria on Thursday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
