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Focus: Russia, Turkey and Syria - Feb 5, 2016

By bartolo - Posted on 05 February 2016

Backed by Russian jets Syrian Army closes in on Aleppo, peace talks in Geneva put on hold because of the offensive - huffingtonpost.com

UN Security Council to meet Friday with UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura on the breakdown in Syria peace talks - Yahoo News

Kerry demands Russia halt Syria bombing after talks suspended - Yahoo News

Lavrov: Russia won’t stop strikes until terrorists defeated, shutting off arms smuggling through Turkey border key condition for ceasefire - RT

The military and political significance of Aleppo: the insurgency and its backers who are stuck in a morass - atlanticcouncil.org

VIDEO: Syrian Army breaks 3-year siege of 2 Shiite villages in Aleppo - RT

VIDEO (Raw): Shiite villages Nubul and Al-Zahraa welcome Syrian army troops after 3 years in siege - alalam.ir

VIDEO: Streams of Syrian refugees from Aleppo try to reach Turkey - LiveLeak.com

Iranian Colonel, 12 elite Guards killed in battle for Aleppo - THE DAILY STAR

Russian aviation attacks almost 900 targets in Syria since February 1: Defense Ministry - TASS

Russia’s advanced Su-35S fighter jet deployed to Syria sends a message to Turkey - TASS

Russia content with cooperation with Israel over military operation in Syria - TASS

Putin meets ‘old friend’ Kissinger visiting Russia - RT News

Kissinger op-ed: Russia should be perceived as an essential element of any new global equilibrium - The National Interest

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Russia Accuses Turkey of Preparing to Invade Syria - The New York Times

VIDEO (English subs): Russian spokesman: Turkey preparing armed forces for military intervention in Syria (Starts at 2:20 min) - YouTube

Russia and Assad may have just delivered a decisive blow to Turkey by cutting off its supply line to Syrian opposition groups - Business Insider

Turkey’s problems in Aleppo: The loss of this territory directly impacts Ankara interests in northern Syria - atlanticcouncil.org

Kurdish YPG advances in N. Syria, Ankara’s red lines crossed - todayzaman.com

Confirmed: At the urging of an American contingent, Syrian Kurds are expanding an airbase in northeast Syria - VOA

US envoy meets with allied Syrian Kurds to step up fight against IS - VOA

Number of ISIS Fighters in Iraq and Syria Drops, Increases in Libya: US Official - ABC News

How the Islamic State is still seeping through Syria-Turkey border - Al-Monitor

Turkey says Syria peace talks pointless while Russian attacks continue - todayszaman.com

Russia won't forget Turkey ‘aiding terrorists’: Lavrov - The Moscow Times

Turkey, Saudi deepen defense relations during Davutoğlu visit - todayszaman.com

Military spokesman: Saudi ready to join ground operation in Syria provided U.S.led coalition agrees - Al Arabiya English

VIDEO (English Subs): Saudi military spokesman Asiri discusses stance on Yemen, Syria wars - Al Arabiya English

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