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The statement also issued a call for Syrian rebel fighters to “unify their front” against the Syrian regime and the foreign forces.

The announcement raised concerns of new tensions between the USA and Russian Federation over developments in Syria.

There’s a video going around online of a Russian weather forecaster discussing “good weather for bombing” in Syria.

Russia’s Interfax news agency on Saturday reported that the four countries would establish a joint information centre in the Iraqi capital which could be used in the future to coordinate military operations against Islamic State.

German chancellor Angela Merkel said that while “military efforts” were needed in Syria, they would not be enough to end the bloodshed.

In an interview with France24 television, Abadi accused the U.S.-led coalition of a lack of support and questioned the will of Western leaders to defeat the Islamic State.

Russia’s air forces will intensify airstrikes against the posts of extremist group Islamic State (IS) in Syria, a senior military official has said.

He said that Russia’s intervention had further “complicated” the crisis, while suggesting that Britain should extend its own bombing campaign – now only operational against IS in Iraq – to Syria.

A jihadi cleric based in Syria has warned Russian Federation that the Arab country will be a “graveyard for invaders”.

In a joint statement with the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Gulf Arab allies, Turkey said Russia’s actions constituted a “further escalation” of the conflict and would only fuel more extremism.

Meanwhile, France said it was “curious” that Russian airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday had not targeted ISIS militants and a diplomatic source added that Moscow’s action appeared aimed at supporting President Bashar al-Assad against other opposition groups in the...

The US and Russian Federation agree on the need to fight the Islamic State but not about what to do with President Bashar Assad.

The head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel-Rahman, confirmed the latest strikes, saying he believed they had been launched by Russian jets. Moscow is a long-standing ally of the Assad family, with Washington tired that Putin is using the cover of attacks on...

A Syrian rebel commander, backed by the US, told CBS News the Russians will be treated as “occupiers”.

Russian Federation on Thursday insisted its warplanes in Syria were hitting at the same terrorists targeted by the United States and contradicted American criticism that its military failed to coordinate the airstrikes, describing the allegations as a “war of...