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Interesting video shows Russian planes (with Red Star painted over) at work...
The following exclusive video by RT brings you inside al-Assad International Airport, near Latakia, where Russian Air Force contingent, currently made of 36 combat planes, is based.The footage is...
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Saudi Arabia replenished Syrian rebels with one of the most effective weapons...
A Saudi Arabian official has reportedly disclosed that the Sunni kingdom sent Syrian rebels a new batch of one of the most effective weapons for battling against the Assad regime this week. BBC...
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Russia handed ISIS a 'big win' in Syria's largest city
The terror group ISIS made gains near Syria's largest city in the last 24 hours, indirectly aided by Russian airstrikes that drove other groups out.ISIS militants seized five villages on the northern...
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Putin is going by a familiar playbook in Syria
Western officials who pronounce themselves puzzled about Vladimir Putin's intentions in Syria are missing some big clues.There is a clear model for the campaign Russia is pursuing on behalf of Syrian...
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'Dangerous consequences': Saudis warn Russia about Syria moves
DUBAI — Moscow's military intervention in Syria will have "dangerous consequences," escalating the war there and inspiring militants from around the world to join in, senior Saudi Arabian officials...
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Here's what happens if Russia decides to go into Iraq
ForecastRussia's current position in Syria as well as its naval assets in the Caspian Sea and long-range bombers in southern Russia would accommodate operations against the Islamic State in Iraq, but...
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Russia has spent at least $87 million in the first two weeks of its bombing...
Rough estimates suggest that Moscow has spent at least $87 million for air and cruise-missile strikes in the first two weeks of its bombing campaign in Syria that began September 30.With that...
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UK government denies reports that RAF pilots have been given the green light...
Editor's note: The original version of this report based on a Sunday Times article states that Royal Air Force pilots have been given the green light to shoot down Russian jets in Syria and Iraq if...
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Kurds ally with Syrian Arabs, say that US arms are on the way
A Kurdish militia in northern Syria has joined forces with Arab rebels, and their new alliance has been promised fresh weapon supplies by the United States for an assault on Islamic State forces in...
View ArticleISIS is recruiting kids as young as five to fight in its army
A video depicting children in military fatigues participating in a training camp for "cubs" was released by the Islamic State, showing that it is training kids as young as five to fight in its...
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Putin is gaining a lot of supporters in the Middle East
BEIRUT (AP) — Amid the ornate walls of Damascus' famed Omayyad Mosque, preacher Maamoun Rahmeh stood before worshippers last week, declaring Russian President Vladimir Putin a "giant and beloved...
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A top Chinese paper says the US and Russia are playing a Cold War game in Syria
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top newspaper on Tuesday accused both the United States and Russia of replaying their Cold War rivalry by engaging in military action in Syria, saying they needed to realize...
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Syria's al-Qaeda affiliate has called on jihadists in the Caucasus to attack...
Beirut (AFP) - The head of Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate has called on jihadists in the Caucasus to attack Russian civilians and soldiers in retaliation for Moscow's air strikes in Syria."If the Russian...
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It looks like the US Air Force really did try to suppress an amazing A-10 video
The John Q. Public blog, run by retired Air Force officer Tony Carr, came across a video Carr suspected was produced by the Air Force's Combat Camera units, lauding the A-10, its crews, its pilots, and...
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No, the Turkish Air Force didn't shoot down a Russian aircraft near the...
In the last few days, several media outlets have reported the news that a Russian aircraft deployed to Syria to take part in the air war against the Islamic State was shot down by the Turkish Air...
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Syria 'is edging closer to an all-out proxy war between the United States and...
Since the beginning of 2013, the CIA has attempted to train and supply the moderate rebels in the fight against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with enough arms and ammunition to keep the rebellion...
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Turkey warns US and Russia against backing the Kurds in Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has warned the United States and Russia it will not tolerate Kurdish territorial gains by Kurdish militia close to its frontiers in north-western Syria, two senior officials...
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Russia's desperate Syria gambit actually shows how badly Putin is losing
One of the most remarkable developments over the past several weeks is how diametrically opposed the views of most American media, policymakers and candidates for office are to the majority view among...
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Iran just lost 2 more top officers in Syria
BEIRUT – The former head of an elite unit in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as well as another top general have been killed in Syria, days after one of the country’s leading officers was...
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Thousands of Iranian troops are now in Syria for ground offensives against...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army and allied Iranian and Hezbollah forces are preparing for a ground offensive against insurgents in the Aleppo area backed by Russian air strikes, two senior regional...
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