U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized and directed missile strikes against Syria in retaliation for chemical weapons attacks against civilians outside Damascus last week. Reports are saying France and Britain were also involved in the attack. “Russians Killed In Battle With US In Syria”: This Story Is Much Bigger Than…
Russia, as is well known, has deployed an expeditionary force to support the regime of Syria’s Bashar Assad, with a secondary mission of degrading Islamic State forces operating in the country. To date, the Russians have been successfully prosecuting that agenda. Since declaring “Mission accomplished” before the March 18 election,…
Pompeo Confirms American Air Power Killed Hundreds Of Russians In Syria
Image by Kremlin.ru DONALD Trump has told Russia to “get ready” for American “smart” missiles heading to Syria – after Moscow insisted it would shoot down US rockets. The US President issued the extraordinary threat on Twitter following comments from senior Russian officials that Vladimir Putin’s military would strike US…
Russia has begun jamming U.S. drone GPS signals in the Syrian theater in response to possible American military action against the Assad regime for alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians. “The Russians began jamming some smaller U.S. drones several weeks ago, the officials said, after a series of suspected…
Trump Threatens “Animal Assad,” Putin Over Alleged Chemical Attack In Syria.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday the Syrian government may still be using chemical weapons against its own people following a suspected chlorine attack in a rebel enclave, and he said Russia bore ultimate responsibility. Rescue workers in the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, near to Damascus,…
Russian Middle East Partial Withdrawal Emboldening Islamist Forces, Kremlin Blames US.
Image by Russian Ministry of Defence Russian President Vladimir Putin requested the Russian State Duma provide funds to expand the Russian naval presence in the Syrian port of Tartus on the Mediterranean to a full-fledge naval base in order to provide long-term support to the Assad government and its follow-on….
Privately, Russian officials are furious with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a suspected April 4 chemical weapons attack in Idlib province that killed over 80 people, Russia analysts said. They see it as threatening to sabotage the potential for US-Russia rapprochement ahead of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s first…