Erdogan and Putin Shut US out of Role in N. Syria
US President Barack Obama has made a date to meet with Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sept. 4 during the
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Gen. Sergey Shoigu
Tossing Syria, Ukraine Issues into US Elections Has Unforeseen Fallout
US-Russian tensions over Crimea and the unending Syrian conflict boiled over when these issues were tossed into the cauldron of
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Putin Humiliates Assad, Treats Him like Russia’s Vassal
On Saturday, June 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin taught Syria’s President Bashar Assad a stinging lesson in humility that could
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Falling-Out Between Russia, Iran and Syria Stymies Aleppo Offensive
Tensions have heightened between Damascus and Tehran over the last few days over Syrian President Bashar Assad’s demand that Iran
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As Russians Fiddle in Palmyra, ISIS Advances
Russia pulled out all the stops last week to honor an officer from its special forces who was killed in
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Iranian Army Chief’s Arrival in Syria Imperils Putin-Netanyahu Accord
On April 21, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu arruved in Moscow for an urgent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Putin Pays Iran Back for Withholding Ground Troops from Syria
During months of seeming harmony, Moscow and Iran were quietly jockeying for top position in the Syrian conflict and its
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Russia’s Undeclared Takeover of E. Ukraine. US and NATO Talk Big, but Stand by
Russian Defense Minister Gen. Sergey Shoigu finally returned his American counterpart Chuck Hagel’s phone call on April 29. It took
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