Death toll falls in Syria
The Russians have deployed S-400 air-defence missiles in Syria. Source: Wikimedia Numerous Russian warplanes are not being used, waiting on…
Tag: Syria
Ankara car bomb targets soldiers
The explosion literally rocked the heart of government. Source: Flickr At least 28 people have been killed after what is believed…
Turkish cross-border shelling continues
Azaz has been a focal point for the civil war for years. Source: Wikimedia The Turkish military has continued shelling Kurdish…
45 drown off Greek coast
The flotillas will not stop arriving in Greece until the Syrian conflict is resolved. Source: Wikimedia A total of 45…
21 Jan 2016
Russia angers west with Syria air display
S-400 air-defence missiles have been deployed Latakia to defy Turkey. Source: Wikimedia Russia has showcased its military might in Syria,…
Merkel faces party rebellion over migrant policy
Vienna’s Westbahnhof railway station, Austria, in September, is crowded with migrants on their way to Bavaria in Germany. Source: Wikimedia…
Assad visits Putin in Moscow
Assad, left, meets Putin in Moscow. Photo: The Kremlin. Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has made a surprise visit to Moscow,…
Nato ‘ready to send troops to Turkey’ after Russian jets fly into its airspace
Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Nato defence ministers are meeting today in Brussels, where they will discuss the “troubling…
Russia fires missiles at Islamists in Syria from Caspian Sea
Photo: Russian Defence Ministry/YouTube/BBC. Russia has launched rocket strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria from warships in the Caspian…
Putin calls for cooperation on Syria
President Putin. Photo: Kremlin.ru/Wikimedia Commons. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his support for his embattled Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad…
US wants to work with Russia to end Syrian war, says Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Washington wants to work with Russia to end the war in…
Reports of Russian military intervention in Syria spark concerns
Russia’s civil war has destroyed homes and infrastructure, and killed at least 240,000 people. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Nato has expressed concern…
Turkey and USA to create ‘safe zone’ in northern Syria
Coalition airstrike on Islamic State position in Kobane, Syria, in October last year. Photo: Voice of America News/Wikimedia Commons. Turkey…