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US Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Begins Anti-Daesh Operations

15 August 2016

The Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group with embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 began mission in the support of the US-led coalition against the Daesh from the Persian Gulf. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) © Flickr/ Matt Morgan US Eisenhower Carrier Moves to Yemen […]

Russia Expects More Effective Coordination From US in Anti-Daesh Fight

15 August 2016

Russia expects more active actions from the United States for the effective coordination in a fight against Daesh and al-Nusra Front, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Saturday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the deputy foreign minister, Moscow hopes that the State’s more active […]

Russian Aerospace Forces ‘Breaking Backbone’ of Int’l Terrorism in Syria

15 August 2016

The Russian Aerospace Forces are successfully carrying out their operations in Syria fighting with the international terrorism. Russian warplanes at Hemeimeem air base in Syria © Sputnik/ Dmitriy Vinogradov Russian Aerospace Forces Actively Support Syrian Army in Repelling Attacks – General Staff DUBROVICHI AIRFIELD (Russia) […]

Putin Submits Accord to Damascus for Russian Air Force Deployment to Syria

15 August 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted an agreement with Damascus on the deployment of a Russian air force group in Syria for ratification by the lower house of parliament, an entry in the official database of the State Duma confirmed Tuesday. Russian Aerospace Defense Forces’ […]

This is How Russia Plans to Improve and Expand Hmeymim Airbase in Syria

15 August 2016

Russia plans to expand its Hmeymim Air Base in Syria to ensure that its operations run smoothly and to enhance its security by adding extra aprons, building barracks and a hospital, as well as assigning extra space for large transport aircraft, etc., an unnamed source […]

German far-right party wants to expel migrants to islands as Merkel tells companies to hire refugees

15 August 2016

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party known for its anti-immigrant stance has proposed deporting illegal immigrants and rejected asylum seekers to islands outside Europe. It comes as the German chancellor is trying to make businesses hire more refugees. In an interview […]

Russian Tu-22m3 Bombers Strike Daesh Near Deir ez-Zor, Syria

15 August 2016

According to Defense Ministry, Russian bombers destroyed 6 big depots, 2 tanks, 4 infantry combat vehicles and 2 command posts of Daesh in Syria. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Six Russian Tu-22M3 bombers carried out airstrikes on Daesh positions near the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor on […]

ISIS-sympathizer that threatened Leaning Tower of Pisa to be expelled from Italy – media

15 August 2016

An Italian court has ordered the expulsion of a Tunisian national suspected of planning an attack on the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italian media reported. He was also accused of praising militants that had carried out terrorist attacks in Western Europe. Trends Global terrorism Bilel […]

Ten children reported dead in Yemen air strkie, parliament convenes

15 August 2016

NNA – At least 10 children were killed and 21 were injured in northern Yemen on Saturday, aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said, in what the country’s dominant Houthi group said was a Saudi-led air strike on a school. The tragedy occurred as Yemen’s parliament […]

Russian Aerospace Forces Actively Support Syrian Army in Repelling Attacks

15 August 2016

The Russian Aerospace Forces are actively supporting the Syrian government armed forces in repelling enemy attacks by delivering selective strikes on militants and avoiding populated areas, the Russian General staff said Monday. Russian Aerospace Defense Forces’ Su-30SM fighter escorts a Tu-160 bomber © Photo: Russian […]

Russian Aerospace Forces Receive 4 Jets, 23 Helicopters, 15 Drones

15 August 2016

The Russian Aerospace Forces put into service four jets, 23 helicopters and 15 drones in the second quarter of 2016, Anatoly Gulyaev, head of the Armaments Department of the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Gulyaev also noted that several Mi-8AMTSh (Hip) […]

Full Throttle: Why Russian Aerobatic Teams Can Do What Americans Can’t

15 August 2016

Not a single aerobatics team in the world performs breathtaking flying maneuvers on combat aircraft as opposed to combat training warplanes except for Russia’s world-famous Swifts and Russian Knights, former elite test pilot Vladlen Rusanov told the Vzglyad newspaper. “In this respect we are ahead […]