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9 Killed in Uzbekistan Chopper Crash

Nine people including six soldiers were killed when a military helicopter crashed in eastern Uzbekistan, state media said on Wednesday. The crash involving a defense ministry Mi-171 chopper took place on Tuesday in ex-Soviet Uzbekistan’s Fergana region, the state-owned Uzreport website reported citing the defense ministry. “As a result of ...

October 19, 2016

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Russia Tells US-led Coalition Not to ‘Drive Terrorists’ from Iraq to Syria

Russia on Wednesday warned the US-led coalition against driving extremists from Iraq to Syria in the offensive to recapture Mosul from ISIL. “It is necessary not to drive terrorists from one country to the other but to destroy them on the spot,” the chief of Russia’s General Staff Valery Gerasimov ...

October 19, 2016

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Kremlin Expects ‘No Breakthrough’ on Ukraine at Berlin Talks

The Kremlin said Wednesday it does not expect any breakthrough in resolving the conflict in Ukraine at international talks set to start in Berlin. “We do not expect any breakthroughs,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters hours before President Vladimir Putin was scheduled to meet the leaders of France, Germany ...

October 19, 2016

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EU: 10,000 Refugees Stationed in Greece Ready to Be Relocated

Ten thousand refugees stranded in Greece are ready to be relocated, European Parliament Vice President Dimitris Papadimoulis, who is also a member of Greece’s Syriza, said Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference in Brussels that was broadcast live on European Commission’s EbS channel, Papadimoulis said EU member states that refuse ...

October 19, 2016

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Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call (archive)

Putin in Talks on Mosul with Abadi, Putin: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with the leaders of Turkey and Iraq about battle for Mosul, where Iraqi forces are fighting to oust the ISIL Takfiri group, the Kremlin said Wednesday. Putin “wished the Iraqi army and its allies complete success in their objectives,” the Kremlin said ...

October 19, 2016

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Russia Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

Russia Expects US Condemnation of Suspected Belgian Airstrikes in Aleppo

Russia said it expected a US’ condemnation of airstrikes which killed civilians in Aleppo late on Tuesday. “We are expecting statements from the US State Department that would strongly condemn the attacks on civilian facilities and the killing of civilians. I think that it will be no trouble to find ...

October 19, 2016

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Battle for Mosul Could Take ‘Months’: French Minister

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned Tuesday that the battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIL group could take “months”. “It could be a long battle, it’s not a blitzkrieg… It’s a lengthy affair (lasting) several weeks, maybe months,” he told reporters in Paris a day ...

October 18, 2016

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Russian, Syrian Air Forces Cease Airstrikes in Aleppo at 0700 GMT Tuesday – Defense Minister Shoigu

The Russian and Syrian air forces halted strikes in Aleppo on Tuesday for a 48-hour humanitarian pause, Russia’s defense minister announced. The ceasefire comes ahead of schedule. The Russian military said earlier that it would halt airstrikes on Thursday, but on Tuesday Sergey Shoigu announced that the ceasefire would be ...

October 18, 2016

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Ukraine President ‘Not Optimistic’ about Berlin Summit

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Tuesday he did not have “very high expectations” ahead of a Berlin summit called to discuss peace efforts in his country. “Let’s not have very high expectations on this meeting,” Poroshenko told a joint press conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg in Oslo. “Am ...

October 18, 2016

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Lavrov: Russia would take the appropriate military and political decisions if ISIL militants are allowed to move to Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that Russia would take the appropriate military and political decisions if ISIL Takfiri militants are allowed to leave Mosul and go to Syria. “As far as I know, the city is not fully encircled. I hope it’s because they simply couldn’t do it, not ...

October 18, 2016