Russian airstrikes

Russian and Syrian government forces have been targeting hospitals as a strategy of war in Syria’s conflict

Warplanes unleashed airstrikes on the suburbs of the Syrian capital and near the northern, rebel-held city of Aleppo on Friday

Russia on Tuesday rebuffed claims that its warplanes struck a hospital in northern Syria in airstrikes the previous day that killed at least nine people

Syrian government forces on Saturday captured another village near Aleppo, tightening the noose around rebel-held parts of the northern city

Russian warplanes were taking off one after another with roaring thunder on Wednesday from their base on Syria’s coast

Syrian government forces captured a strategic mountain in the country’s northwest on Wednesday, inching closer to a rebel-held stronghold in the coastal province of Latakia

The answer from Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was blunt. Asked on Nov. 3 if saving Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, was a matter of principle for the Russians, Zakharova replied: “Absolutely not, we never said that.”

Sleek combat jets loaded with precision bunker-buster bombs roar into the skies as soldiers in mint desert-style uniforms march past rows of neat housing at this Russian military base at one of Syria’s largest airports.

Syrian forces are in the midst of a major offensive against rebels and terrorist organizations, including the ISIS, after Russia started bombing targets on the Assad regime’s behalf.

Syrian government forces launched an offensive Thursday in the central province of Homs under the cover of Russian airstrikes.