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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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