The Russian Foreign Ministry is preparing the list of participants at the Syrian National Dialogue Congress set to take place in Sochi at the end of January, Russian media reported on Saturday.
As per new boundaries set by the ministry, the Syrian opposition must set aside the notion of removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from office in order to participateRead more
The Pentagon on Monday voiced skepticism about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he had ordered the partial withdrawal of troops from Syria.
Putin visited the war-torn nation Monday and said a “significant part” of the Russian troop contingent in Syria is heading home after their mission had been largely completed.
But Pentagon spokesman Major Adrian Rankine-Galloway said such declarationsRead more
Russia's military on Saturday denied that its warplanes had bombed US-backed forces in Syria's eastern province of Deir Ezzor, its spokesman told AFP.
The Syrian Democratic Forces, which is backed by Washington, said earlier Saturday that their fighters had been hit in Russian and Syrian government bombardment.
"This is not possible. Why would we bomb them?" said military spokesman IgorRead more
The Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft carrying 160 military service members who performed the task of materiel support of the Russian air group in Syria has left Hmeimim airbase and headed for Russia, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry has told reporters.
The military service members who have left Hmeimim performed the work of fueling aircraft, supplying fuel, waterRead more