New York Times: Russia Doubles Number of Daily Airstrikes in Syria, and Rebels Intensify Their Attacks
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Russian warplanes are carrying out more airstrikes in support of Syrian government ground troops as rebels are firing more American antitank weapons, deepening the impression that a proxy war between the United States and Russia is joining the list of interlocking conflicts in Syria.
Russia doubled the number of its airstrikes over the weekend to more than 60 a day, Russian state news media said, helping government troops take two villages on Monday.
Videos posted online by pro-Russian outlets, from an area above the village of Tal Skayk, in Hama Province, showed Syrian troops and allied militias watching as heavy barrages sent smoke towering from clusters of houses, while a narrator enthusiastically described progress in fighting “terrorists.”
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Syrian opposition rejects UN peace talks over Russian offensive -- France 24
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NATO Chief Accuses Russia of Prolonging War in Syria -- AP
U.N. says pushing Russia, US for urgent agreement on Syria -- Reuters
Russian Airstrikes Rerouting Airplanes? Regulators Warn Airlines Over Missiles In Syria -- IBTimes
Putin Says Russia's Campaign in Syria More Effective Than U.S. -- Bloomberg
Syria conflict: Putin defends Russia's air strikes -- BBC
Putin: Russian airstrikes in Syria aimed at helping al-Assad regime -- CNN
Putin acknowledges Russia aiming to help Assad in Syria -- The Hill
Putin: Russian bombs key to Syria political compromise -- AP
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1 comment:
The last paragraph pretty much nails it. Russia is the best in the world at getting it's narrative out while the US is the world's worst at this sort of thing. As such, it's hard to know just how accurate these reports are. Since the Russian military is the world's best, I would be inclined to believe there is a large degree of truth to reports such as this.
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