The Russian Navy’s Mediterranean task force has grown to 15 warships and vessels, Black Sea Fleet spokesman Capt. 1st Rank Vyacheslav Trukhachev said Thursday. The news comes following a Russian cruise missile strike on ISIL targets in Syrian Palmyra from a Russian Navy’s submarine and a frigate in the Mediterranean. ...
ISIL terrorists continue to cross the Euphrates River in Syria from their stronghold of Raqqa despite being encircled by Kurdish and US-led coalition forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. The ministry said in a statement the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), together with the US, UK and French special forces, ...