Russian Mi-8 Crew Bodies Held by “Jabhat Fatah al Sham” Terrorist Group in Aleppo
The bodies of the crew from the Russian Mi-8 helicopter downed in Syria are held by the Jabhat Fatah al Sham group (previously known as Nusra Front, banned in Russia) in southeastern Aleppo region, a source close to the Aleppo militia command today. “The Russians’ bodies are with the Nusra Front…two or three bodies are held by the terrorists,” the source told RIA Novosti. The Mi-8 tragedy took place in the...
Waiting for ISIS to release their “Pulse”
Anyone passing through Riad Solh area in Beirut – Lebanon, will see a “sad tent”, which is now bored of waiting, just like the parents of the 9 Lebanese soldiers, who are still held captive by ISIS. Two years and 2 months have passed since the soldiers have been held hostages, and that same amount of time is equal to the age on one of the soldiers’s sons held captives. “Russia-Now” met the hostage...
Russian Ambassador in Damascus: Syrian Army fighting defensive battles in Aleppo to prevent al-Nusra from changing balance of power
Russian Ambassador in Damascus Alexander Kinshchak affirmed that the Syrian Arab Army, aided by Russian Air Force, is fighting fierce defensive battles in Aleppo and its countryside to prevent Jabhat al-Nusra and its allies from laying siege to Syrian troops and changing the balance of power in their favor. In a statement to reporters in Moscow, Kinshchak said that Russia is supporting the Syrian army in carrying out defensive...
Nusra Front militants continue to shell Aleppo
Russia says al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front militants continue shelling residential neighborhoods in the Syrian city of Aleppo despite a “regime of quiet” being in force. “Groups from the Jabhat al-Nusra international terrorist organization keep trying to disrupt the cessation of hostilities,” the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Sides in Syria said Wednesday (June 22). The center said the terrorists...
Al-Nusra withdraws from more Key Heights near Border with Turkey
The Syrian Army troops, backed up by the Russian fighter jets, beat back the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham from strategic mountains Northeast of Lattakia and restored full security to the mountainous region. The militants left behind at least 43 fighters dead and many more wounded and pulled the remaining pockets of their forces back from Turkmen mountain under the heavy attacks of the Syrian soldiers and the...
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