Russian military shoot down militant drone near Khmeimim Air Base in Syria – MoD

Russian air defense units have downed a drone launched from a militant-controlled territory in the Syrian Latakia province, the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria has said. The aerial “target was destroyed away from the air base,” the head of the reconciliation center, Major General Aleksey Tsygankov, told the media, adding that the incident resulted in […]

Major E. Ghouta highway cleared after 7-year militant blockade (DRONE FOOTAGE)

The Syrian Army has announced that it has lifted the militant blockade of a major highway connecting Damascus to the rest of the country. A Ruptly drone has captured the destruction wrought by seven years of fighting. The army said it has liberated all of the settlements in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta from […]

ISIS-linked militant neutralized in Dagestan counter-terrorist operation (VIDEO)

Russian special forces have neutralized the leader of an Islamic State-affiliated cell in the Russian Republic of Dagestan, which had been operating in the mountainous region of the North Caucasus. On Saturday afternoon, authorities in Dagestan received a tip that a gunman, allegedly wanted on terrorism charges, was taking shelter in a private house in […]

US has prepared militant groups to stage chemical provocations in southern Syria – Russian MoD

Published time: 17 Mar, 2018 13:19 Edited time: 17 Mar, 2018 13:34 Russia’s Defense Ministry says “US instructors” are training militants to stage false flag chemical attacks in south Syria. The incidents are said to be a pretext for airstrikes on Syrian government troops and infrastructure. “We have reliable information at our disposal that US […]

Russian MoD accuses US-led coalition of creating militant ‘New Syrian Army’

Published time: 16 Dec, 2017 08:16 Russia’s Reconciliation Center for Syria has issued a statement accusing the US-led coalition of creating the so-called ‘New Syrian Army.’ The group comprises remnants of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), the Al-Nusra Front and others, and is based at a refugee camp in north-east Syria which is located 20 […]

Yemen’s militant Houthi group said it launched a missile toward a nuclear reactor in Abu Dhabi

Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images Yemen’s militant Houthi group has fired a cruise missile toward a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi. There were no reports of any missiles reaching the UAE. The Iran-aligned Houthis control much of northern Yemen and had said Abu Dhabi was a target for their missiles. DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi group […]

Turkey has reportedly detained a suspected ISIS militant for planning to bring down a US. plane

Thomson Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have detained a suspected Islamic State militant of Russian origin after he allegedly planned to use a drone to bring down a U.S. plane at the Incirlik air base, Dogan News Agency said on Thursday. Dogan, citing security officials, said Russian national Renat Bakiev was detained after police […]

Russian military adviser killed in militant attack in Syria – MoD

Published time: 11 Jul, 2017 19:52 Edited time: 11 Jul, 2017 20:13 A Russian military adviser has been killed in an attack staged by militants and targeting the Syrian military in Hama province, the Russian Ministry of Defense has stated. Read more Nikolay Afanasov was serving in Syria as a member of the Russian military […]

‘Welcome to Hell’: Huge ‘militant left’ bloc expected at G20 protests, Hamburg police warn

Hamburg Interior Minister Andy Grote warned that far-left activists are planning to camp out and cause disruption at the upcoming G20 summit. Read more Speaking to the public broadcaster ZDF on Tuesday, Grote said that the “the militant far left” were trying to “to organize the biggest black bloc of all time” at the G20 […]