WAR REPORT - RUSSO DAILY

US-backed forces breach IS defences in heart of Syria's Raqa

Jul 04, 2017 (AFP)

Air strikes by the US-led coalition battling IS punched two holes in the medieval wall surrounding Raqa's Old City, allowing fighters of the Syrian Democratic F...

Greece demands withdrawal of 'occupying troops' from Cyprus

Jul 03, 2017 (AFP)

Cyprus is one of the world's longest-running political crises and the talks that began in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana last week have been billed as the b...

Philippines' Duterte threatens to jail martial law critics

Jul 02, 2017 (AFP)

Duterte declared military rule across the region of Mindanao, home to about 20 million people, in late May to quell what he said was a fast-growing threat from ...

Erdogan hosts Russia defence chief amid Syria border tensions

Jul 02, 2017 (AFP)

Turkey and Russia were long at loggerheads over the Syrian conflict, with Ankara seeking the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad and Moscow remaining his chief ...

Israeli plane hits Syrian army in latest Golan exchange

Jun 30, 2017 (AFP)

"In response to the projectile launched earlier today at Israel from Syria, an Israel Air Force aircraft targeted the Syrian army position that fired the mortar...

US Congress may need to debate new war authorities

Jun 30, 2017 (AFP)

A House of Representatives committee this week approved an amendment to a jumbo military spending bill that would repeal the 2001 Authorization of Use of Milita...

New UN mission would help Colombia rebels become civilians

Jun 30, 2017 (AFP)

Britain has circulated a draft resolution that would set up the new political mission and the council is scheduled to vote on the measure on July 10. The counci...

30 civilians dead in air strikes on IS-held area of Syria

Jun 28, 2017 (AFP)

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not immediately able to say whether the strikes in Deir Ezzor province were carried out by the US-led coalit...

Myanmar journalists charged, held in jail for covering armed group

Jun 28, 2017 (AFP)

Five men, including the trio, have now been transferred to Hsipaw prison in Shan State to await their first day in court, a police officer in the station told A...

Colombia FARC rebels celebrate historic disarmament

Jun 27, 2017 (AFP)

FARC leader Rodrigo Londono, alias Timochenko, is scheduled to formally conclude the disarmament process at a ceremony with President Juan Manuel Santos in the ...

Cyprus conflict 'possible to solve': UN mediator

Jun 27, 2017 (AFP)

"It's a unique opportunity, because after all of these decades of division it is possible, it is possible to solve, and I really hope that this is the spirit by...

Israel strikes Hamas bases in Gaza after rocket: officials

Jun 27, 2017 (AFP)

Strikes were recorded in at least three locations in Gaza, Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said, with Hamas bases struck near the southern city of...

Colombia FARC rebels seal historic disarmament

Jun 27, 2017 (AFP)

"Farewell to war. Farewell to arms, welcome to peace!" said commander Rodrigo Londono, alias Timochenko, in a speech in the central town of Mesetas, the group's...

Dozens dead in US-led raids on jihadist-run Syrian jail

Jun 27, 2017 (AFP)

The coalition has been striking IS in Syria and Iraq since mid-2014 but has also been involved in recent confrontations with President Bashar al-Assad's forces,...

Israel launches air raid on Syria in return for fire: army

Jun 24, 2017 (AFP)

The Israeli Air Force also targeted two Syrian regime tanks in the northern part of the Golan, the spokesman said, adding the projectiles did not cause any casu...

Myanmar releases nearly 70 more child soldiers: UNICEF

Jun 23, 2017 (AFP)

There are no concrete figures on how many children are still among the estimated 500,000 troops that serve in Myanmar's military or the ethnic rebel armies it b...

Colombia's FARC to finish disarming on Friday: president

Jun 23, 2017 (AFP)

"This June 23, the United Nations mission in Colombia will announce that the FARC has handed over 100 percent of its weapons," Santos told an economic forum in ...

Russia warships and sub fire cruise missiles at Syria: Moscow

Jun 23, 2017 (AFP)

It said that Turkish and Israeli military "were informed in a timely manner of the missile launches through communication channels," but it did not mention the ...

Syria hotline for US and Russia still in use: US

Jun 23, 2017 (AFP)

Russia on Monday said it would stop using the so-called "deconfliction" line in response to a US pilot shooting down a regime war plane in northern Syria, with ...

Defence minister accuses Abbas of wanting Israel-Hamas war

Jun 22, 2017 (AFP)

Avigdor Lieberman said Abbas, head of the secular Fatah movement that rules the occupied West Bank, was trying to increase tensions by cutting payments for elec...