Russia's military build-up in Syria includes a "considerable and growing" naval presence, long-range rockets and a battalion of ground troops backed by Moscow's most modern tanks, the U.S. ambassador to NATO said on Wednesday. Speaking on the eve of a NATO defence ministers meeting to be...

A senior Russian military delegation will visit Israel on Tuesday for two days of talks on how the countries can avoid accidentally clashing while operating in Syria, an Israeli military officer said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Turkey said Monday its F-16 jets had at the weekend intercepted a Russian fighter plane which violated Turkish air space near the Syrian border, forcing the aircraft to turn back. Turkey summoned the Russian ambassador in Ankara to the foreign ministry and "strongly protested" the violation,...

At least 13 people, including 5 children, have been killed in Russian and Syrian air strikes on northern province of Idlib, activists and a monitoring group said on Saturday. The Syrian network for Human Rights reported death of 11 people, including one civil defense soldier and a family of...