Russian anti-terror op in Syria
- France’s Macron sees no ‘legitimate successor’ to Assad, declares terrorism a common enemy in Syria
There is currently no viable alternative to Bashar Assad to prevent Syria from turning into a failed state, the new French president has said, departing from his predecessor’s position that the Syrian leader must be toppled to stabilize the war-torn country.News - US coalition still owes explanation over downing of Syrian warplane – Lavrov
Moscow is still waiting for an explanation from Washington about the downing of a Syrian warplane, the Russian Foreign minister has said after talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian. Sergey Lavrov also expressed hope that US actions won’t undermine anti-terrorist efforts in Syria.News - Russian military halts Syria sky incident prevention interactions with US as of June 19 – Moscow
The Russian Defense Ministry announced it is halting cooperation with its US counterparts in the framework of the Memorandum on the Prevention of Incidents and Ensuring Air Safety in Syria following the coalition’s downing of a Syrian warplane.News - Video of Russian Navy firing cruise missiles on ISIS positions near Palmyra
The Russian MoD has released footage of four cruise missiles being fired at Islamic State fighters and equipment that had been transferred from Raqqa to an area east of Palmyra. All of the targets have been destroyed.News - Russian frigate & submarine fire 4 cruise missiles at ISIS targets near Palmyra – MoD
The missiles destroyed heavy equipment and killed fighters that Islamic State had transferred from its stronghold, Raqqa, to Palmyra, the Russian Defense Ministry has said.News - Russia-initiated safe zones in Syria offer real chance for reconciliation – Assad
Syria’s President Bashar Assad believes that the internationally agreed de-escalation zones are a real opportunity to finally achieve peace in his war-torn country, saying, all previous initiatives have failed due to some states hindering peace by pursuing own political goals.News
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