Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
Putin says Russia and Syria are not planning assault on Idlib for now
A full-scale assault against militants in Syria's Idlib province "is not expedient now" and civilians' security needs to be taken into account, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on April 27.
US in last minute push against S-400 accord
Two State Department officials have paid a visit to Ankara for talks on United States-Turkey cooperation in Syria and the latter's decision to buy the Russian S-400 air defense systems.
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US officials visit Ankara for Syria and S-400 talks
Two State Department officials pay a visit to Ankara for talks on U.S.-Turkey cooperation in Syria and the latter's decision to buy Russian S-400 Russian air defense systems.
US officials due in Turkey to coordinate pullout from Syria
The next meeting of the Turkey-U.S. Joint Working Group, tasked to coordinate the American troop withdrawal from Syria, will be held in Ankara on Feb. 28-March 1, according to a diplomatic source.
US to pull forces out of Syria by end of April: Report
The U.S. military is preparing to withdraw all of its forces from Syria by the end of April, the Wall Street Journal has reported on Feb. 7.
Al-Nusra occupies 70 percent of Idlib: Russian FM
The al-Nusra Front, a former affiliate of al-Qaeda in Syria, now occupies 70 percent of Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Jan. 18 during a press conference with his German counterpart Heiko Maas in Moscow.
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Turkish, Russian defense ministers meet in Sochi over Idlib agreement
The Turkish defense minister and intelligence chief visited Russia's coastal city of Sochi on Nov. 20 for high-level talks with officials on Syria's Idlib.
Putin says no major military action needed in Syria's Idlib
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Oct. 3 that the demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib was effective and no major military actions are planned in the region.
Russia boosts Syrian air defense after plane shot down
Moscow on Sept. 24 announced new security measures to protect its military in Syria, including supplying the Syrian army with a new S-300 air defense system and jamming radars of nearby warplanes following the downing of a Russian plane last week.
Russia to "cool hotheads" by putting S-300s in Syria
"The Syrian Armed Forces will be supplied with the advanced S-300 air defense missile system within two weeks," Shoigu said, according to Sputnik, which reported that this would be "an adequate response to Israel's role in the downing of the Russian Il-20 plane last week."