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Russia's Lavrov, U.S. Kerry express full support for Syria peace talks - 0 views

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    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the Syria crisis by phone on Monday, expressing their full support for Syria peace talks in Geneva, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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Syria, Russia Consider Creating Joint Banks to Simplify Trade - 0 views

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    Syria and Russia are considering the possibility of setting up joint banks to carry out transactions between the two countries, Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader Halqi told Sputnik. "The Russian-Syrian business council has expressed a wish to open a joint Russian-Syrian bank with an equity participation of 50 percent by each side.
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Militants shell Aleppo, killing 16, injuring dozens amid fragile Syria ceasefire - 0 views

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    Al-Qaeda-linked militants have shelled the Syrian city of Aleppo, killing 16 people and injuring 86, state news agency SANA reports, as the fragile ceasefire is being threatened by resurging violence. A source at Aleppo police command told SANA on Monday that shells fired by al-Nusra fighters landed in Aleppo's al-Sulaimaniyeh neighborhood, claiming lives of four, three of them children, and injuring 19 others, many in critical conditions.
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Russia and Syria sign deals worth $850 million to restore Syrian infrastructure - 1 views

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    Syria and Russia have signed agreements worth 850 million euros to restore infrastructure in the Arab nation, Russia's RIA news agency quoted Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaki as saying on Monday.
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Russia and US 'planning military coordination against Isis in Syria' - 0 views

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    Signs of wider military cooperation in Syria have emerged as Russia revealed that discussions have taken place about coordinating the liberation of the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa in conjunction with the US.
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Pentagon concedes Russia's 'constructive role' in Syrian ceasefire, fight against ISIS - 0 views

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    Russia is playing a "constructive" role in Syria's ceasefire, the Pentagon said, having noted "developments" on the ground. It encouraged Moscow to "continue to focus" on Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), while persuading Assad to stop the war.
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Syria's Assad issues searing criticism of U.S. on Russian state news - 0 views

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    Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has lambasted Western governments and praised Russia as "fundamental" to combating the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), in an interview with state news agency RIA Novosti. Assad spoke about the Syrian army's recent triumph in regaining control over the historic city of Palmyra, which was captured by ISIS in 2015.
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ISIS may be losing, but the big winners are America's enemies - 0 views

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    With the retaking of Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, we seem to finally have made tangible, on-the-ground gains against ISIS - that is, if "we" refers to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russia, Iran and Hezbollah. President Obama and several of his would-be successors are satisfied: The terrorists of ISIS are losing ground.
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Putin says his Syrian campaign shows that Russia cannot be isolated - 0 views

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted on Thursday that the West has failed to isolate Russia, especially in light of the latter's military intervention in Syria, independent news agency Interfax reported. "To begin with they were talking about the need to isolate Russia, ever since the now well-known events in Crimea," Putin said at a media forum in St.
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Syria-Russia-Iran axis likely to liberate ISIS heartland, not Western backed forces - 0 views

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    If Islamic State and al-Qaida's Nusra Front lose control of their strongholds in Syria, Bashar Assad's army will likely supply the boots on the ground to supplant them, with help from Russian air strikes and Iranian and Hezbollah forces.
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Gunships replace jets in Russia's air campaign in Syria - 0 views

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    Russian President Putin surprised the world by abruptly declaring on March 15 that Russia was withdrawing its forces from Syria in the wake of a partial ceasefire deal between regime forces and certain moderate opposition groups.
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ISIS vehicles hunted & destroyed by Russian Mi-28 helicopters in Syrian desert (MILITAR... - 0 views

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    Newly-released videos depict the hunt of Russian Mil Mi-28NE Night Hunter helicopters after vehicles of Islamic State forces in Syria. Some of the videos were posted by Dmitry Rogozin, deputy prime minister in charge of the military industry.
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ISIS obliterated: Russian bombers hitting 100 jihadi targets every DAY - 0 views

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    This report says that the Kremlin approved bombing raids in Syria on Sept. 30 after President Bashar al-Assad requested help in defeating ISIS. The article claims that Russian bombers are hitting 100 ISIS targets a day.
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Russia's Plan for the Middle East - 0 views

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    Moscow's coordinated efforts with regional governments, as well as targeted strikes on key assets of terrorist and rebel groups, accomplished politically important objectives for Moscow. With the rapidly growing threat of ISIL, Russia's actions have convinced Western elites to rethink their opinion of Assad.
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Isis is strangling Syrian trade but a new orange co-operative is turning to Russia - 0 views

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    Syria's economy has been strangled by the ongoing conflict. This follows an orange co-op that has been turning to Russia trying to start an export business.
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Russia, US truce initiative in Syria 'may be last chance to stop violence' - opposition - 0 views

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    Last chance to stop bloodshed in Syria? This article explains that the truce in Syria sponsored by Washington and Moscow, according to opposition groups, could be the last chance at peace.
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As Saudi mulls Syria ground intervention, Egypt disengages - 0 views

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    Egypt explains that while they support the Saudis and the Syrians, Sisi prefers political resolution to conflict.
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New Daesh Franchise Threatens Egypt - Newsweek Middle East - 0 views

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    Nearing the anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, extremist group Misr ("Egypt," in Arabic) clashes with police. Simultaneously, Sisi regime cracks down on Muslim Brotherhood.
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IMF to discuss credit for Tunisia, Arab Spring's struggling star - 0 views

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    International Monetary Fund operatives are in Tunisia discussing a new line of credit for Tunisia, a nation still suffering from a destabilized government after the autocrat Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown five years ago.
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Protests in Bahrain in run up to Arab Spring anniversary - 0 views

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    Bahrainian police are actively working to dispell protestors who have gathered in protest of unfair practices by the government. This conflict is close to the anniversary of the Arab Spring uprisings.
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