Russia said on Tuesday it would extend a moratorium on air strikes on Syria’s Aleppo into a ninth day. Defence ministry spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said Russian and Syrian planes had not even approached, let alone bombed, the devastated city since last Tuesday when Russia suspended air strikes ahead of ...
British troops are to train opposition gunmen in Syria in a move which comes at a time of intense international rivalry for influence in the global war on Syria in light of strategic dominance in the offensive on Raqqa, Kim Sengupta, security and defense analyst wrote in The Independent Tuesday. ...