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This is why, on December 2, he arrived in Kiev for an unexpected visit — his first in two and a half years. "Showing readiness to resolve the Ukraine conflict diplomatically, which aligns with the ...

Demoralized by the opposition’s successes and with rotations suspended, Russian troops in Syria are being reinforced with ...

Turkey’s foreign minister says the recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that the country must reconcile ...

A visit to Russia by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is being prepared, but there is no clarity yet on when it will take ...

Turkey-backed Sunni forces in the north, US-supported Kurdish forces in the northeast, and the Shiite-backed Assad government ...

The Syrian military rushed reinforcements to the northwest and launched airstrikes Sunday in an attempt to push back ...

Iran's constellation of allied regional militia groups, aided by Russian air power, has been integral to the success of pro-government forces in subduing rebels in Syria who rose up against President ...

In Syria, where government forces and rebel fighters have essentially been locked in a stalemate for over a decade, an unexpected opposition — a Turkish-backed group — has taken over.

\DOHA, December 3. /TASS/. High-ranking officials from Russia, Iran, Turkey and Qatar are likely to meet for talks regarding the current developments in Syria on the sidelines of the Doha Forum, ...