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Lavrov also slammed criticism of Russia’s military strikes in Syria, remarking that the British and French had said they targeted areas where “people were contemplating bad things on our territory … no proof, no nothing”.

Emphasising the importance of the visit, Netanyahu took along with him the chief of Israel’s armed forces and the general in charge of Israeli military intelligence.

“To be honest”, he told BuzzFeed News by Skype, “I’m afraid”. “To achieve this goal we need serious will and determination and joint global action based on cooperation with the governments of Iraq and Syria which shoulder the main burden of the...

The “armed forces of Syria” fight on behalf of Syrian President Bashar Assad, whom the USA has said must step aside if the terror group ISIS (also known as the Islamic State) is to be defeated.

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...

Carter’s comments come after news Russian Federation launched airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday.

He insisted Russian Federation won’t send troops to Syria.

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

“In my speech, I will – of course – refer to our policy vis-à-vis Syria and the dangers on our northern border”.

Iran has sent military advisers to Iraq and worked closely with Shiite militias battling the IS group.

The Russian minister of defense announced Wednesday that his country’s military jets have launched their first targeted airstrikes against the Islamic State.

The Paris prosecutor’s office announced on Wednesday that it had opened an investigation this month into Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for alleged crimes against humanity, launching a case that highlights the divisions between the world’s major military powers over...

France was already bombing IS targets in Iraq and had carried out 215 of the almost 4,500 air strikes there. He added that “Russia must have an interest of its own in ensuring that this is cleared up as quickly as possible”.