Russian embassy in Damascus
US blocks UNSC statement condemning shelling of Russia's embassy in Syria
The United States has repeatedly blocked the UN Security Council statement condemning the shelling of the Russian embassy in Damascus, Fyodor Strzhizhovsky, press secretary of Russia's permanent mission to the UN, said on Tuesday.
UNSC blocks statement condemning attack on Russian embassy in Syria
The UN Security Council on Tuesday failed to adopt a media statement condemning the recent shelling of the Russian embassy in Damascus as several states rejected the text suggested by Moscow, a spokesman for the Russian mission to the UN said.
Two Mines Fall on Site of Russian Embassy Compound in Damascus, No One Injured
Two mines have fallen on the territory of the Russian embassy compound in Damascus on Tuesday, TASS reported.
No one was injured in the shelling that took place in the morning hours, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
One of the projectiles hit a sports ground, the other one fell on the roof of a residential building.
Tensions between US and Russia rise over Syria (pics)
The Russian Embassy in Damascus, Syria has come under mortar fire, stated the Russian Foreign Ministry Monday. The Russian Foreign Ministry released a statement condemning the attack on the diplomatic mission, while it called on the international community to take a clear standpoint on ‘this terrorist act.
New Islamic State Video Claims to Show Young Boy Executing Two 'Russian Spies'
The Islamic State (IS) group on Tuesday released online a new video purportedly showing a boy executing two alleged Russian spies in Syria.
The video, which includes subtitles in Arabic and English, shows a boy and an IS fighter standing behind the two kneeling 'spies', after which the child executioner allegedly shoots both men in the back of their heads with a handgun.