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Russian Delegation In North Korea In Fresh Signs Of Border Reopening
Pyongyang celebrates the 75th anniversary of the country's founding day on September 9 and the nuclear-armed state has previously indicated it will hold a "militia parade" to mark the event.
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What Is Russia's Wagner Group And Why Is It Accused Of Mutiny?
Tension between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia's Wagner private militia group, and the nation's defense establishment exploded in dramatic fashion on Friday. The mercenary chief vowed to punish Russian military leaders,
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Russia Threatens Retaliatory Strikes Against US Troops And Their Allies In Syria
Russia on Thursday raised the threat of a direct confrontation with U.S. forces in Syria, saying that the Russian military would target areas occupied by American units and U.S.-backed militias if Moscow's troops come under fire.
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Right-Wing Militia Trains Russians To Fight The Next War - With Or Without Putin
In a half-lit basement on a side street in St. Petersburg, 18 men holding reproduction Makarov pistols were fumbling through an exercise, racking the slides, taking aim and firing. Click, click, click, click, click. Repeat.
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Turkish Court Jails Fighter Wanted By Russia For Killing Pilot
A Turkish court on Sunday detained, on firearms charges, a Turkish militia fighter accused by Moscow of killing a Russian pilot who ejected over Syria after being shot down by one of Ankara's war planes.
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Syrian Army Captures Towns After Russian Strikes: Report
The Syrian army and allied militias, backed by Russian bombardments, took control of two towns in western Syria after heavy battles with Islamic State fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said today.
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Syrian Rebels Capture Town in West, Rebels and Monitor Say
Syrian insurgents captured a town on a major highway in the west of the country today after heavy fighting with pro-government militias, rebels and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
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Syria Army Begins Offensive Near Aleppo With Russian Support
Syrian troops backed by Russian air power and allied militias opened a new front on Friday against rebels around the second city of Aleppo, where Washington said up to 2,000 Iran-backed forces were deployed.
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Syria Extends Major Offensive to Retake Territory in West
Syrian troops and allied militia backed by a fresh wave of Russian air strikes and cruise missiles fired from warships attacked rebel forces on Thursday as the government extended an offensive to recapture territory in the west of the country.
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Syrian Troops, Russian Jets Launch Attack in Ghab Plain: Monitor
Syrian government ground forces and allied militia backed by Russian air strikes launched an offensive against rebels in the strategically important Ghab Plain in western Syria on Thursday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Iraqi Shi'ite Militias Welcome Russian Action Against Islamic State, Criticise US
Iraq's most powerful Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias said today, they would welcome Russian air strikes on Islamic State in the country and accused the United States of failing to act decisively against the ultra-hardline group.
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Ukraine Leader Says 9,000 Russian Troops Backing Rebels
President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday more than 9,000 Russian troops were backing Ukrainian separatist fighters that Moscow will be under pressure to reel in at high-stakes peace talks in Berlin.
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Up to 10,000 Russian Soldiers Still in Ukraine: Kiev
Up to 10,000 Russian soldiers and their heavy weapons are still deployed in rebel-held eastern Ukraine despite a new ceasefire, a top Ukrainian military commander said Tuesday.
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Russian-Backed Separatists Enter Southeast Ukraine Town: Pro-Government Fighter
Separatists, backed by Russian soldiers, have entered the town of Novoazovsk in south-eastern Ukraine, a pro-government militia fighter said on Thursday.
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Six Militants Killed, Three Ukrainian Troops Injured
Pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine have taken two government bases in battles around Luhansk, seizing quantities of ammunition and explosives from a border guards post and taking another installation after National Guard forces ran out of ammunition.
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Russian Delegation In North Korea In Fresh Signs Of Border Reopening
Pyongyang celebrates the 75th anniversary of the country's founding day on September 9 and the nuclear-armed state has previously indicated it will hold a "militia parade" to mark the event.
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What Is Russia's Wagner Group And Why Is It Accused Of Mutiny?
Tension between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia's Wagner private militia group, and the nation's defense establishment exploded in dramatic fashion on Friday. The mercenary chief vowed to punish Russian military leaders,
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Russia Threatens Retaliatory Strikes Against US Troops And Their Allies In Syria
Russia on Thursday raised the threat of a direct confrontation with U.S. forces in Syria, saying that the Russian military would target areas occupied by American units and U.S.-backed militias if Moscow's troops come under fire.
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Right-Wing Militia Trains Russians To Fight The Next War - With Or Without Putin
In a half-lit basement on a side street in St. Petersburg, 18 men holding reproduction Makarov pistols were fumbling through an exercise, racking the slides, taking aim and firing. Click, click, click, click, click. Repeat.
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Turkish Court Jails Fighter Wanted By Russia For Killing Pilot
A Turkish court on Sunday detained, on firearms charges, a Turkish militia fighter accused by Moscow of killing a Russian pilot who ejected over Syria after being shot down by one of Ankara's war planes.
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Syrian Army Captures Towns After Russian Strikes: Report
The Syrian army and allied militias, backed by Russian bombardments, took control of two towns in western Syria after heavy battles with Islamic State fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said today.
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Syrian Rebels Capture Town in West, Rebels and Monitor Say
Syrian insurgents captured a town on a major highway in the west of the country today after heavy fighting with pro-government militias, rebels and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
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Syria Army Begins Offensive Near Aleppo With Russian Support
Syrian troops backed by Russian air power and allied militias opened a new front on Friday against rebels around the second city of Aleppo, where Washington said up to 2,000 Iran-backed forces were deployed.
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Syria Extends Major Offensive to Retake Territory in West
Syrian troops and allied militia backed by a fresh wave of Russian air strikes and cruise missiles fired from warships attacked rebel forces on Thursday as the government extended an offensive to recapture territory in the west of the country.
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Syrian Troops, Russian Jets Launch Attack in Ghab Plain: Monitor
Syrian government ground forces and allied militia backed by Russian air strikes launched an offensive against rebels in the strategically important Ghab Plain in western Syria on Thursday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Iraqi Shi'ite Militias Welcome Russian Action Against Islamic State, Criticise US
Iraq's most powerful Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias said today, they would welcome Russian air strikes on Islamic State in the country and accused the United States of failing to act decisively against the ultra-hardline group.
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Ukraine Leader Says 9,000 Russian Troops Backing Rebels
President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday more than 9,000 Russian troops were backing Ukrainian separatist fighters that Moscow will be under pressure to reel in at high-stakes peace talks in Berlin.
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Up to 10,000 Russian Soldiers Still in Ukraine: Kiev
Up to 10,000 Russian soldiers and their heavy weapons are still deployed in rebel-held eastern Ukraine despite a new ceasefire, a top Ukrainian military commander said Tuesday.
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Russian-Backed Separatists Enter Southeast Ukraine Town: Pro-Government Fighter
Separatists, backed by Russian soldiers, have entered the town of Novoazovsk in south-eastern Ukraine, a pro-government militia fighter said on Thursday.
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Six Militants Killed, Three Ukrainian Troops Injured
Pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine have taken two government bases in battles around Luhansk, seizing quantities of ammunition and explosives from a border guards post and taking another installation after National Guard forces ran out of ammunition.
