Russia Is Still a Very Long Way from Raqqa
If Russian President Vladimir Putin thought that air strikes in Syria would achieve his goals, he was mistaken. He admitted
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Cuban Troops Join Iranian Guards in Russian-led Battle to Capture Ghab Plain
The Syrian civil war is entering a new and pivotal stage as Syrian, Iranian and Hizballah armies gear up for
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Moscow Determined to Remove Rebel Threat from Highway No. 5 to Damascus
The fog of disinformation descended swiftly on the first Russian air strikes in Syria Wednesday, Sept. 30, when the explosions
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Putin Touts Russia’s Syrian Buildup as Lead-in to His Syrian Political Solution
What exactly are the strategic intentions of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Syria? Officials and analysts are increasingly pondering this
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First Iranian marines land in Syria, link up with newly-arrived Russian troops
Iran this week sent its first ground troops to Syria, around 1,000 marines and elite troops of the Iranian Revolutionary
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Hundreds of Russian Marines Land on Syria’s Latakia Coast
Abandoning its long-distance involvement in the nearly five-year Syrian war, Russia has plunged full tilt into direct military intervention. Just
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Bashar Assad’s Backing from Iran and His Own Sect Is Melting Away
President Bashar Assad's shrinking support in his clan’s political heartland city of Latakia in western Syria is being further worn
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Is Assad Turning Coat again for a Deal with ISIS to Save His Regime?
Never short of conspiracy theories – some of the most ludicrous of which have actually come to pass – the
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Syrian rebels allowed to attack Latakia from Turkish soil under Turkish air cover. Iran raises Cain in Ankara
Turkey has ratcheted up its intervention in the Syrian war to an unprecedented level, according to exclusive debkafile military and
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Syrian soldiers shoot at IDF Golan patrol after unidentified infiltrators move in
The Golan saw a chain of unexplained incidents after midnight Tuesday, July 16: Unidentified gunmen stole into an unmanned IDF
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