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Over 1 Million Syrians Returned Home Since Beginning of Russian Campaign

Nov 11, 2015, Sputnik News More than one million Syrians have returned home since Russian airstrikes began on September 30, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov said Wednesday. “Since the beginning of Russian operations, according to UN structures, more than one million people have returned to their homes in Syria,” Meshkov said at a press conference in Moscow. On September …

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Syria calls on Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities in fighting terrorism

Nov 10, 2015, SANA The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry sent two identical letters to the UN Secretary-General and the head of the Security Council on the terrorist attacks which took place in Lattakia on Tuesday and resulted in the death and injuring of a large number of civilians. In the …

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Govt forces halt 2-year ISIS siege of key airbase in northern Syria

Nov 10, 2015, RT.com Elite Syrian army units have broken the siege of Kweires airbase, following weeks of intense fighting against Islamic State and other jihadist forces. The base, which opens up routes for offensives against Raqqa and Aleppo, had been encircled for nearly two years. “We, the heroes of …

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International Journalists Impressed by Hmeymim Airbase in Syria

Nov 11, 2015, Sputnik News About 50 journalists from 12 countries recently visited the airbase in the framework of a press tour in order to learn more about its work. Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Today a group of journalists has arrived at the ‪#‎Hmeymim‬ airbase in the …

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23 killed, 65 injured by shelling in Latakia city, Syria

Nov 10, 2015, RT.com At least 23 people have been killed by shelling in the Syrian city of Latakia. Another 65 were injured, RIA Novosti reported citing a source in local police. “Twenty-three people have been killed and at least 65 hospitalized with injuries of varying degrees,” the police source …

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Combat report: Russian Air Force destroys 448 terrorist facilities in Syria over 3 days

Nov 9, 2015, RT.com The Russian Air Force in Syria has made 137 sorties over last three days, hitting 448 infrastructure facilities belonging to Islamic State and other terrorists groups in the country, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. “Over the last three days, Russian jets made 137 sorties in the Syrian …

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How a Syrian mountain village was liberated – but ISIS fighters are only 1km away [VIDEO]

Nov 9, 2015, RT.com RT’s Murad Gazdiev traveled to the remote, picturesque Syrian village of Ghmam, in Latakia province, which had just been liberated from jihadists by Syrian troops. Their tanks are hidden to avoid the jihadists’ rockets, only 1km away in a nearby village.  

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Five of 6 Syrian Hospitals Allegedly Hit by Russian Airstrikes Don’t Exist

Nov 2, 2015, Sputnik The Russian Defense Ministry has denied an existence of five out of six Syrian hospitals allegedly hit by Russian airstrikes, said that the claims of Western media unfounded. Russia’s Defense Ministry denied the existence of five out of six Syrian hospitals allegedly hit by Russian airstrikes. “I would like to …

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