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Syria/Russia News - Oct 12, 2015


By bartolo - Posted on 11 October 2015


Syria conflict: Assad forces make 'significant gains' with help of intensified Russian air strikes - BBC News


Putin Says Russia's Campaign in Syria More Effective Than U.S. - Bloomberg Business


Russia will not conduct ground operation in Syria: Putin - Yahoo News


US Intelligence Is Good, But Does Not Know Everything: Putin - sputniknews.com


VIDEO (Russian language): President Putin discusses Russian anti-terror operation in Syria - YouTube


Moment Russian jet drops a 'high-precision' bomb which destroyed ISIS's HQ in its de-facto capital Raqqa (VIDEO) - DailyMail


Expert: IS air defense missiles and guns posing no threat to Russian aircraft in Syria - TASS

 

Syria: New Russian-Made Cluster Munition Reported - Human Rights Watch


Syrian Kurdish Leader: Moscow Wants to Work With Us - US News


PYD leader meets Russian official in Paris - Kurdpress News Aganecy


Syria crisis: Russia seeks UK's assistance in establishing contact with FSA forces - Yahoo News UK


Kremlin: Military strikes in Syria not big financial burden - The Washington Post


The cost of Russian military involvement in Syria still uncertain - Russia Direct


POLL: Russian public opinion shifting in favour of Syria strikes - BBC News


Putin’s New American Fan Club? The American Committee for East-West Accord is having its formal launch with a Capitol Hill event scheduled for November - The Daily Beast


Russian Intervention in Syria Excites Iraq’s Disillusioned Shiites - The New York Times


Iran says ISIS killed its top general in Syria - Business Insider

 

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Obama defends Syria strategy, criticizes Putin's leadership role - Fox News


VIDEO (and transcript): Interview of President Obama on 60 minutes - CBS News


Obama Administration Ends Pentagon Program to Train Syrian Rebels - The New York Times


White House Is Weighing a Syria Retreat - Bloomberg View


CIA covert operation begun in 2013 trained and armed an estimated 10,000 fighters - Joshua Landis on Twitter


Defense Spending Bill: $600 Million More to Train "Moderates" in Syria - The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity


British RAF given green light to shoot down hostile Russian jets in Syria - ibtimes.co.uk


Gulf Arabs 'stepping up' arms supplies to Syrian rebels - BBC News


Syria opposition to boycott UN talks, cites Russia strikes - Yahoo News


Islamic State Figures Killed in Air Strike; Baghdadi Not Believed Among Them - The New York Times


ISIS Suicide Bombers Suspected in the Horrific Ankara Attack - The Daily Beast


ISIS switches propaganda activities to new app: Telegram - rudaw.net


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