WAR REPORT - RUSSO DAILY

Turkey fires back after Syrian shell hits: report

Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)

Turkish artillery struck back on Monday after a shell fired from neighbouring Syria ploughed into Turkish territory without causing any casualties, the state-ru...

Libya army has 'no control' in Bani Walid: defence minister

Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)

Libya's defence minister said Monday that the army has no control over Bani Walid, one of the last bastions of Moamer Kadhafi's regime, and that armed groups th...

Former wartime foes together as Clinton heads to Serbia

Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)

A US pilot and the Serb officer who downed his plane during a 1999 NATO air war barely hid their tears as they reunited in Belgrade Monday, on the eve of US Sec...

7 Gaza rockets hit Israel after raid kills militant

Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)

Seven rockets fired from Gaza crashed into southern Israel on Sunday without harming anyone, police said, hours after an Israeli air strike killed a Hamas milit...

Syria jets hammer Damascus on last day of Muslim holiday

Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)

Syrian warplanes hammered Damascus on Monday with loud explosions shaking the capital on the fourth day of a Muslim holiday marked by the failure of a ceasefire...

Air raids, bombs rock Damascus after truce failure

Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)

Explosions shook Syria's capital on Monday as warplanes launched their heaviest air raids yet and two car bombs struck, with the UN-Arab League peace envoy sayi...

Clashes, air strikes in Syria after truce bid fails

Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)

Syrian rebels launched a series of attacks on army positions Sunday as regime air strikes hit opposition-held towns near Damascus after the failure of a Muslim ...

Rockets fired from Gaza after Israeli air strike

Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)

Three rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel early Sunday without causing any casualties, Israeli police said, hours after an Israeli air s...

Iraq searches Syria-bound plane from Iran

Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)

Iraq stopped and searched a Syria-bound cargo plane from Iran for weapons for the second time in a month on Sunday, but allowed it to continue as no banned item...

Four Gaza rockets hit Israel after raid kills militant

Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)

Four rockets fired from Gaza crashed into southern Israel on Sunday without harming anyone, Israeli police said, hours after an air strike killed a Hamas milita...

Syria ceasefire in tatters as fighting rages

Oct 27, 2012 (AFP)

Syrian rebels Saturday declared the failure of a truce declared for Eid al-Adha, as fighting raged, warplanes buzzed key cities and at least 150 people were rep...

Iraq Eid attacks kill 16

Oct 27, 2012 (AFP)

Attacks mostly targeting Shiite Muslims during the Eid al-Adha holiday, including bombings of a marketplace and a minibus carrying pilgrims, killed at least 16 ...

Hard work ahead after Philippine peace deal: rebel

Oct 27, 2012 (AFP)

The Philippines' top rebel leader warned Saturday a peace deal signed by his group could only end the armed conflict if the wider Filipino Muslim community supp...

Oct 27, 2012 (AFP)

The United States has not deployed any military personnel or units in Turkey in connection with the crisis in Syria, the Turkish army said in a statement Saturd...

Israel vows to punish Hamas after wave of rockets from Gaza

Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)

Israel vowed to punish Hamas militants after scores of rockets fired from Gaza seriously wounded two people, provoking air strikes that killed four Palestinian ...

Lebanon army arrest Shiite for fabricating attack

Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)

The Lebanese army said Thursday that it has arrested a Shiite man for falsely reporting he had been attacked by Sunnis who cut off several of his fingers with a...

Bank of China denies channelling funds to Hamas

Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)

The Bank of China (BOC) denied Thursday reported allegations that it helped funnel millions of dollars to Palestinian group Hamas. "The Bank of China has always...

US coordinates weapon deliveries to Syria rebels: Russia

Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)

Russia on Thursday accused Washington of "coordinating" deliveries of arms to Syrian rebels, despite assurances by the State Department that the United States p...

Syria rebels have US-made Stinger missiles: Russia

Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)

The Syrian rebels battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad have shoulder-launched missile systems, including Stingers made by the United States, Russia'...

Air strikes kill 3 Gaza militants, rocket attacks on Israel

Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)

Palestinians fired more than 40 rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Wednesday injuring three people, while Israeli air strikes on the territory killed th...