Israeli defense chief: Russian troops already in Syria
JERUSALEM (AP) — Russian troops have arrived in Syria to aid Bashar Assad's beleaguered government in the battle against Islamic State militants, Israel's defense minister said Thursday, a development that could help the Syrian president reverse his recent battlefield losses in the country's bitter civil war, now in its fifth year. Lavrov, just like Russian President Vladimir Putin, sought to cast arms supplies to Assad's government as part of international efforts to combat the Islamic State group and other militant organizations in Syria. Читать дальше...