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US, allies demand Russia halt Syria strikes outside ISIS areas

Russia bombed Syria for a third day on Friday, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than ISIS fighters it said it was targeting and drawing an increasingly angry response from the West. The U.S.-led coalition that is waging its own air war against ISIS called on the...

Russian jets mount new air strikes in Syria

Russian warplanes have mounted a new wave of air strikes since Thursday night in northwestern and western Syria, a Syrian military source and state TV said on Friday. The source said the 18 air strikes were in the provinces of Idlib, Hama and Aleppo and were against Islamic State...

Russian airstrikes in Syria to last three to four months

Russian airstrikes in Syria will last for three to four months and will intensify, a senior Russian lawmaker said Friday as President Vladimir Putin was due in Paris for talks. "There is always a risk of getting bogged down but in Moscow they're talking about three to four months of...