Why the West is standing by amid Russia’s campaign in SyriaChristian Science Monitor
Posted on | February 10, 2016 | 1 Comment
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PARIS/UNITED NATIONS Syrian rebels called on U.S. President Barack Obama to do more to stop Russian bombing raids in support of a military offensive by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad that threatens to scupper new peace talks this week.
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February 10th, 2016 @ 7:31 am
Aleppo’s fall to rebels — back in 2012 a much more moderate bunch than the often al-Nusra-infected alliances we see now — was a symbolic moment: the commercial heart of Syria turning on the country’s own government.
Now, as thousands flee to the Turkish border from Russian airstrikes pounding the city and government forces moving in, the battle for Aleppo is again gaining significance.
The towns of Nubul and Zahraa were reached by government forces late Wednesday and their seizure could mark a turning point in the war in northern Syria. Not because they are significant in themselves, but because to reach the towns, the regime had to cross through towns that mark the main supply route into the rebel-held area of Aleppo.
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Now Russia Steps It Up and….. What are we doing?
Russia to test state-of-the-art Su-35C 4+++ fighter jet for the first time in Syria –
See more at: https://www.pravdareport.com/news/russia/01-02-2016/133214-sukhoi_35_syria-0/#sthash.3ws3fd39.dpuf