The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has authorized Russian troops, planes and ships to deploy to Nicaragua for purposes of training, law enforcement or emergency response…
Erdogan and Putin in Emergency Call as Assad Surrounds Turkish Troops…
Forces belonging to the Syrian government and Turkey came within a stone’s throw of one another on Friday, as Bashar al-Assad’s troops surrounded a Turkish observation point in Syria’s Idlib province. Far from friends, the forces’ proximity has heightened tensions even further amid a Syrian government offensive into territory held by rebels backed by Turkey. […]
Russia Acknowledges Its Ground Troops Are Fighting in Idlib…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has acknowledged for the first time the presence of Russian military fighting alongside Syrian regime forces in the Idlib assault, confirming numerous earlier reports. During a press conference he held following a meeting with Ghana’s Foreign Minister Shirley Botchway yesterday, Lavrov confirmed that “There are Russian soldiers on the ground […]
Russia Warns U.S., ‘attack Syria and we will shoot down your aircraft’…
Russian Defence Ministry spokesman says Russian air defence forces based in Syria are ready to shoot down US aircraft and missiles attacking the Syrian military if they believe the lives of Russian personnel are threatened…