Russian State Duma speaker urges all countries to unite in fight against terrorism
Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on Friday pointed to the necessity to unite the efforts of all countries in the fight against international terrorism. “If we speak about the operation in Syria, the fight against terrorism, the fight against evil is a question that worries both Russian residents and residents of other countries,” Volodin said. “Because the talk is about prevention of terrorist attacks in...
Russia ready to let Jabhat al-Nusra leave Aleppo for saving the city
Russia will be prepared to support the proposal made by the UN secretary-general’s special envoy, Staffan de Mistura, for the withdrawal of Jabhat al-Nusra (terrorist organization outlawed in Russia – TASS) from Aleppo for the sake of saving the city, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Chanel One’s weekly Sunday news roundup Voskresnoye Vremya in an interview. “According to UN estimates, there are some 6,000-8,000...
UAE: Houthi attack on ship in shipping lane was “act of terrorism”
The United Arab Emirates said today Yemeni Houthi forces had attacked a UAE vessel in a strategic Red Sea shipping lane off the coast of Yemen at the weekend and called the incident an “act of terrorism.” Hundreds of Emirati soldiers in a Saudi-led coalition have been fighting Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis, who control the capital, besides training Yemeni troops in the port of Aden to help rebuild a state loyal to...
Taliban fighters enter northern Afghan city of Kunduz
Taliban fighters mounted a coordinated assault on the northern city of Kunduz overnight, attacking from four directions and entering urban areas and threatening a repeat of the operation in which they seized the city exactly a year ago. Sheer Ali Kamawal, commander of the 808 Tandar police zone in Kunduz, said the attack began at around midnight (1930 GMT Sunday) and fighting was still going on in and around the city. Some Taliban...
Russian operation in Syria: one year on
The start of Russia’s military campaign in Syria a year ago came as a total surprise to the international community. Except for the 1999 incident in Kosovo, in which a peace-keeping force of Russian paratroops outpaced NATO to gain control of Pristina Airport, Moscow has not participated in military operations outside its national territory ever since the last Soviet soldier left Afghanistan in 1989. Even though it agreed to throw its...
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