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Russia Carries Out Overnight Drone Attacks On Kyiv
Russian forces carried out overnight drone attacks on Kyiv, officials said Thursday, continuing a month-long campaign of air strikes against the Ukrainian capital.
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Vladimir Putin, In Syria, Says Mission Accomplished, Orders Partial Russian Pull-Out
President Vladimir Putin flew into Syria and ordered "a significant part" of Moscow's military contingent there to start withdrawing on Monday, declaring their work largely done.
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Kremlin Denies Putin Mistook US Video For Russia's Syria Campaign
The Kremlin on Wednesday hit back at embarrassing media reports that President Vladimir Putin mistook a video of US attacks on Afghanistan for Russian strikes on Syria.In US director Oliver Stone's documentary on Putin, currently airing in the United States, the president is seen showing him a video on a smartphone in the Kremlin.
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Russia To Halt Strikes On Syria's Aleppo For 8 Hours On Thursday
Russian and Syrian armed forces will pause attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo for eight hours on Thursday so that civilians and rebels can leave the city, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday.
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Vladimir Putin Cancels Visit To Paris In Syria Row
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday cancelled a visit to France in a furious row over Moscow's role in the Syrian conflict.
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6 Dead After Russian Plane On Fire-Fighting Mission Crashes In Siberia
At least six people have died after a Russian plane on a fire-fighting mission crashed in Siberia, Russian news agencies reported today.
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Syrian Forces Pursue Campaign Against ISIS After Retaking Palmyra
Syrian government forces backed by Russian air strikes battled ISIS insurgents around Palmyra on Monday, trying to extend their gains after taking back control of a city whose ancient temples were dynamited by the ultra-radical militants.
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Woman Who Beheaded Child Says It Was Revenge For Putin's Syria Air Strikes
A woman suspected of beheading a child in her care before brandishing the severed head outside a Moscow metro station has said she acted to avenge Muslims killed in the Kremlin's campaign of air strikes in Syria.
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Nearly 1,400 Civilians Killed In Russia's Syria Air Strikes: Monitor
Russian air strikes on Syria have killed nearly 1,400 civilians since Moscow started its aerial campaign nearly four months ago, a group monitoring the war said on Saturday.
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Russia Says Air Force Has Not Hit Civilian Targets In Syria
Russian air forces have not hit civilian targets since they started a bombing campaign in Syria nearly three months ago, a senior Russian officer said in an interview with Rossiya 24 television.
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Displaced Syrians In Regime Heartland Pin Hopes On Russian Bombing
Taiseer Hamash cradled his two-month old daughter Noor Sham in his arms as he stood by the entrance of the tarpaulin tent his family has called home in war-wracked Syria for over a year.
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Jordan's King Abdullah to Discuss War on Syria Terrorists With Vladimir Putin
Jordan's King Abdullah, a US ally, will hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on how to tackle "terror groups" led by Islamic State in Syria, an official source said.
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Russia Says Conducts Third Day of 'Massive' Syria Strikes
Russian's military on Thursday blasted targets across Syria with long-range strategic bombers for a third day, the defence ministry said, as Moscow pressed on with its intensified air campaign in the country.
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Russian Strategic Bombers Deal New Strikes on Islamic State
Russian strategic bombers struck targets in Syria on Thursday in a third straight day of a heavy bombing blitz, military officials said.
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Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin Break Ice in 6-Second Encounter
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama shook hands and chatted in a six-second encounter today at a summit in Turkey, breaking the ice for the first time since Moscow launched its air campaign in Syria.
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Russia Carries Out Overnight Drone Attacks On Kyiv
Russian forces carried out overnight drone attacks on Kyiv, officials said Thursday, continuing a month-long campaign of air strikes against the Ukrainian capital.
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Vladimir Putin, In Syria, Says Mission Accomplished, Orders Partial Russian Pull-Out
President Vladimir Putin flew into Syria and ordered "a significant part" of Moscow's military contingent there to start withdrawing on Monday, declaring their work largely done.
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Kremlin Denies Putin Mistook US Video For Russia's Syria Campaign
The Kremlin on Wednesday hit back at embarrassing media reports that President Vladimir Putin mistook a video of US attacks on Afghanistan for Russian strikes on Syria.In US director Oliver Stone's documentary on Putin, currently airing in the United States, the president is seen showing him a video on a smartphone in the Kremlin.
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Russia To Halt Strikes On Syria's Aleppo For 8 Hours On Thursday
Russian and Syrian armed forces will pause attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo for eight hours on Thursday so that civilians and rebels can leave the city, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday.
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Vladimir Putin Cancels Visit To Paris In Syria Row
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday cancelled a visit to France in a furious row over Moscow's role in the Syrian conflict.
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6 Dead After Russian Plane On Fire-Fighting Mission Crashes In Siberia
At least six people have died after a Russian plane on a fire-fighting mission crashed in Siberia, Russian news agencies reported today.
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Syrian Forces Pursue Campaign Against ISIS After Retaking Palmyra
Syrian government forces backed by Russian air strikes battled ISIS insurgents around Palmyra on Monday, trying to extend their gains after taking back control of a city whose ancient temples were dynamited by the ultra-radical militants.
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Woman Who Beheaded Child Says It Was Revenge For Putin's Syria Air Strikes
A woman suspected of beheading a child in her care before brandishing the severed head outside a Moscow metro station has said she acted to avenge Muslims killed in the Kremlin's campaign of air strikes in Syria.
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Nearly 1,400 Civilians Killed In Russia's Syria Air Strikes: Monitor
Russian air strikes on Syria have killed nearly 1,400 civilians since Moscow started its aerial campaign nearly four months ago, a group monitoring the war said on Saturday.
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Russia Says Air Force Has Not Hit Civilian Targets In Syria
Russian air forces have not hit civilian targets since they started a bombing campaign in Syria nearly three months ago, a senior Russian officer said in an interview with Rossiya 24 television.
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Displaced Syrians In Regime Heartland Pin Hopes On Russian Bombing
Taiseer Hamash cradled his two-month old daughter Noor Sham in his arms as he stood by the entrance of the tarpaulin tent his family has called home in war-wracked Syria for over a year.
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Jordan's King Abdullah to Discuss War on Syria Terrorists With Vladimir Putin
Jordan's King Abdullah, a US ally, will hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on how to tackle "terror groups" led by Islamic State in Syria, an official source said.
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Russia Says Conducts Third Day of 'Massive' Syria Strikes
Russian's military on Thursday blasted targets across Syria with long-range strategic bombers for a third day, the defence ministry said, as Moscow pressed on with its intensified air campaign in the country.
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Russian Strategic Bombers Deal New Strikes on Islamic State
Russian strategic bombers struck targets in Syria on Thursday in a third straight day of a heavy bombing blitz, military officials said.
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Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin Break Ice in 6-Second Encounter
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama shook hands and chatted in a six-second encounter today at a summit in Turkey, breaking the ice for the first time since Moscow launched its air campaign in Syria.
