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FILE – In this Monday, Sept. 28, 2015 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin pose for members of the media before a bilateral meeting at the United Nations headquarters. (Sergey Guneyev/RIA-Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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In this photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, a Russian navy ship launches a cruise missile in the Caspian Sea. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Russia backs Syrian forces in major assault on insurgents
Beirut, Reuters—Syrian troops and militia backed by Russian warplanes mounted what appeared to be their first major coordinated assault on Syrian insurgents on Wednesday and Moscow said its warships fired a barrage of missiles at them from the Caspian Sea, a sign of...Caption:
Smoke rises after what activists said were Russian airstrikes in the southern countryside of Idlib, Syria, on October 2, 2015. (REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi)
Obama warns Putin of “quagmire” in Syria as rebels threaten to target Russian bases
Washington, Moscow and Beirut, Reuters/Asharq Al-Awsat—US President Barack Obama warned Russia on Friday that its bombing campaign against Syrian rebels will suck Moscow into a “quagmire,” after a third straight day of air raids in support of President...Caption:
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, enters the Alexadrovsky Hall to head a meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, October. 1, 2015. (Yuri Kochetkov/Pool photo via AP)
Opinion: Russia’s Role in Syria
It must be admitted that Russian President Vladimir Putin has managed to put Moscow on the world’s political map once again after almost three decades of marginalization by the new world order established after the collapse of the former Soviet Union. It is natural...Caption:
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (L) during their meeting in Russia’s second city St. Petersburg on June 18, 2015 (Asharq Al-Awsat)