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Syria accidentally downs Russian military aircraft; Moscow blames Israel but says incident won't affect Idlib deal

Vladimir Putin meets Bashar al-Assad, orders partial Russian troop withdrawal from Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria during a surprise visit to the war-torn country.

Vladimir Putin signs Syria air force base deal, cementing Russia's presence there for half a century

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law ratifying a deal with the Syrian government allowing Russia to keep its air base in Syria for almost half a century, official documents show.

Russian military jet TU-154 with 91 people on board disappears from radar

A Russian military jet with at least 91 people on board disappeared from radar on Sunday.

Nine students dead, 20 wounded in IS attack on school in Syria; PM vows to continue 'mission of education'

Islamic State group jihadists killed nine Syrian students when they shelled a school in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor on Tuesday, state news agency SANA reported.

First batch of chemical weapons have left Syrian port, says UN

The first batch of Syrian poison gas precursor chemicals was loaded onto a Danish cargo ship and taken out of the war-torn country Tuesday — a week later than initially planned, the United Nations announced.