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Moscow/Sputnik: Nine foreign countries will join the Kavkaz-2020 strategic counter-terror drills in Russia later in September, while nine other nations will send their military observers, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday. more
Russian warplanes target IS positions in eastern Syria's desert

Damascus/Xinhua: Russian warplanes on Monday struck positions of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in the desert region in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported.

Islamic State financier raising almost $4Mln for terrorists detained near Moscow - Security Service

Moscow/Sputnik: A financier of the Islamic State terror group (IS, banned in Russia), who has raised over 25 million rubles ($3.94 million) for the needs of terrorists, has been detained ...

Russian military warns of increasing threat of terrorists using drones for attacks

Moscow/Sputnik: The threat of terrorists using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in attacks can soon grow in Syria and any other country, the chief of the Russian air defense forces, Lt. Gen ...

ISIS using Afghanistan to prepare for Central Asia invasion - Russian Security Council Chief

Tehran/Sputnik: The Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) is consolidating its forces in Afghanistan in preparation for an invasion of the Central Asian countries, Russia ...

Russian Defence Ministry says militants in Syria planning to stage airstrike in Idlib

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Militants from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham [formerly known as the Nusra Front, banned in Russia] are planning, jointly with the White Helmets organization, to make a prov ...

Russian FM calls IS leader Baghdadi US 'Brainchild'

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The leader of the Islamic State terrorist group Abu Bakr Baghdadi was "the brainchild of the United States," and his elimination has not yet been confirmed, ...

Idlib deal could save three million ‘from catastrophe’ says UN chief, as militants are urged to lay down arms

New York, A deal reached between Russia and Turkey to create a demilitarized buffer zone protecting citizens “from catastrophe” in Syria’s Idlib region is a welcome deve ...

Syria chemical attack: Investigators to visit site on Wednesday

Damascus: Investigators from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), who are in Damascus, the Syrian capital, since Saturday, will finally be visiting the site on ...

Tiyas Airbase: Syria, Russia blame Israel for deadly attack

Damascus: The Syrian and Russian governments have blamed Israel for carrying out the deadly attack at the Tiyas Airbase, reports said on Monday.