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Russian and Syrian warplanes carry out airstrikes in southern Idlib, killing three civilians and wounding others.
2017-09-21

The United Nations Security Council unanimously votes in favor of the Russian and Turkey-backed ceasefire currently in effect in Syria.
2017-01-1

The Obama administration through the U.S. State Department announces the suspension of bilateral talks with Russia about the cessation of hostilities in Syria, as Russia and the Syrian government continue to pursue a military course despite the ceasefire accord.
2016-10-3

A Russian Mil Mi-8 military helicopter carrying humanitarian aid onboard is shot down by rebels in northern Syria. All five members of the crew die in the crash.
2016-08-1

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports the al-Nusra Front's spokesperson Abu Firas al-Suri was among 20 militants killed in a suspected Russian airstrike on a village near the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria.
2016-04-3

The Syrian Army, backed by Hezbollah militiamen and Russian airstrikes, retakes full control of the strategic town of Al-Shaykh Maskin in Syria's southern Daraa Governorate, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
2016-01-26

UNICEF confirms severe malnutrition in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya. Russia calls for humanitarian aid to be let into besieged towns like Madaya, Fua and Kafraya.
2016-01-15

Russian airstrikes in Syria’s coastal Latakia province have killed a top FSA commander, Basil Zamo, and several other rebel fighters.
2015-10-20

Russian President Vladimir Putin confirms that Russia is providing military aid in Syrian Civil War in support of the Bashar al-Assad regime and is providing heavy weapons, aircraft, tanks, serious training and logistical support to the Syrian Army.
2015-09-4

Russian authorities announce a plan to evacuate 100 Russian citizens from Syria by sending in two passenger planes to Beirut.
2013-01-21