Israel hits Syrian artillery after Golan fire
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DefenceTalkThe Israeli army attacked Syrian government artillery on Saturday after fire across the armistice line hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and warned it would intensify such retaliation in the future. The Syrian government controls only party of the territory on the other side of the line, with the rest in the hands of rebel groups, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-hits-syrian-artillery-after-golan-fire-70689/
Dozens of civilians killed in US-led raids on Syria’s Raqa
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DefenceTalkUS-led coalition air strikes aimed at dislodging Islamic State group militants from the Syrian city of Raqa have cost the lives of 59 civilians in three days, a monitoring group said Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 21 children were among at least 59 civilians killed in the air strikes since Monday, after […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dozens-of-civilians-killed-in-us-led-raids-on-syrias-raqa-70289/
Syrian rebels say they downed regime plane, captured pilot
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DefenceTalkA Syrian rebel group said it shot down a government warplane on Tuesday and captured its pilot alive near a ceasefire zone in the war-ravaged country’s south. The Ahmad al-Abdo Forces shot down the Syrian government MiG-21 near Wadi Mahmud in the southern province of Sweida, the group’s communications head Fares al-Munjed told AFP. “The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/syrian-rebels-say-they-downed-regime-plane-captured-pilot-70271/
Turkey sends more artillery to Syrian border
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DefenceTalkTurkey sent artillery units to the border with Syria Saturday, where its army regularly clashes with Kurdish militia, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. A military convoy with at least five howitzers arrived overnight at the southern city of Kilis the scene of recent cross-border fire between the Turkish army and the Kurdish Peoples’ Protection […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-sends-more-artillery-to-syrian-border-70253/
America’s widening role in Syrian war
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DefenceTalkThe unprecedented US downing of a Syrian regime warplane highlights the rapidly shifting dynamic in the six-year conflict where President Donald Trump has given American commanders a freer rein in the battlefield. The United States insisted Monday it wants no broader role in Syria’s civil war, and seeks only to destroy the Islamic State group, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/americas-widening-role-in-syrian-war-70173/
Germany will have to pull its troops from key base in Turkey
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DefenceTalkGermany has no choice but to pull its troops out of the key Turkish airbase of Incirlik, after failing to reach agreement with Ankara on visits by politicians, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Monday. The Incirlik base in southern Turkey, used for raids against the Islamic State group in Syria, has been at the centre […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-will-have-to-pull-its-troops-from-key-base-in-turkey-70114/
Russian warship, sub fire cruise missiles at IS in Syria
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DefenceTalkA Russian warship and submarine have fired cruise missiles at Islamic State group targets around Palmyra in Syria from the Mediterranean, Moscow said on Wednesday (May 31), the first such strikes announced in months. The frigate Admiral Essen and submarine Krasnodar carried out four strikes against military hardware and fighters from the militnat group who […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-warship-sub-fire-cruise-missiles-at-is-in-syria-70109/
Russia relaxes economic sanctions, visa rules on Turkey
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DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree relaxing some restrictions on Turkey over business and visa-free entry imposed after Ankara shot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border. A decree posted on the Kremlin website lifted a ban imposed from January 1, 2016, on Turkish construction and tour firms doing business in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-relaxes-economic-sanctions-visa-rules-on-turkey-70107/
US begins sending arms to Kurdish fighters in Syria
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DefenceTalkThe United States on Tuesday began providing small arms to Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in northern Syria, the Pentagon said, fulfilling a pledge that has infuriated Turkey. The weapons transfers have begun ahead of an upcoming offensive to recapture Raqa, the last major bastion for IS in Syria. “We have begun to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-begins-sending-arms-to-kurdish-fighters-in-syria-70103/
US-led warplanes hit Syrian forces
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DefenceTalkUS-led warplanes hit a pro-regime convoy in Syria that ignored warning shots, weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration launched America’s first strikes against Damascus forces in the war-torn country. The strike by the coalition fighting the Islamic State group happened on the same day IS jihadists killed more than 50 people in attacks on two […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-led-warplanes-hit-syrian-forces-69987/