Turkish Rocket Artillery is Being Used to Strike Islamic State Targets in Syria
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Turkey has deployed mobile rocket artillery in the northern Syrian town of al-Bab in order to strike Islamic State targets. The T-122 Sakarya multiple launch rocket system was spotted near al-Bab. The T-122 is a Turkish multiple launch rocket system developed by Roketsan. The system consists of two pods of 122-mm launch tubes which are hydraulically traversed and elevated. […]
Russian «Vodnik» multipurpose military vehicles spotted in Syrian port of Latakia
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The Russian Vodnik (version GAZ-39371) high-mobility multipurpose military vehicles was spotted in the Syrian port city of Latakia. The GAZ Vodnik vehicles had been taken from its Russia’s military arsenal. A family of GAZ-3937 Vodnik light high mobility multi-purpose army vehicles is manufactured by the Russian automotive manufacturer GAZ. The Vodnik was first seen in 1995. A small number of pre-production vehicles […]
ISIS claims to have shot down Russian Granat-4 unmanned aerial vehicle
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The terror group – also known as Daesh or ISIS, claims that its forces have shot down Russian Granat-4 unmanned aerial vehicle near Tiyas Military Airbase in the Homs province. The militants says they have shot down a Russian Granat-4 unmanned aerial vehicle outside Tiyas Military Airbase (also known as the T-4 Airbase) located in the Homs Governorate, north […]
Syrian rebels captures Russian-made Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicle
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The Free Syrian Army (FSA) said its forces captured Russian-made Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicle in Hama province, Syria. According to FSA sources, the Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicle of Russian Armed Forces contingent in Syria was captured above northern Hama. The Russian drone had problems with the navigation system. Orlan-10 is a medium-range, multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by […]
Syrian Army receives the upgraded T-62M main battle tanks from Russia
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The Syrian Army receives the first batch of T-62M main battle tanks Russian Army stocks. The upgraded T-62M tanks with BMP-1 tracked infantry fighting vehicle was spotted in Tartus, on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. A month ago, these tanks were spotted in Russia before being sent to Syria (on main photo). T-62M is an improved version of the Soviet […]
Russian with Turkish Air Force to target Islamic State militants in northern Syria
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Moscow and Ankara are carrying out their first joint military operation against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the Syrian province of Aleppo, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced. Russia said its war planes had joined forces with Turkish jets for the first time on Wednesday to target Islamic State militants holding the town of […]
Russia sends more close-support aircraft to Syria
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Russian armed forces has increased the number of Su-25 close-support aircraft at an air base near Latakia, Syria, giving its forces a new ability to strike targets on the ground in the war-stricken country. The four new Su-25 ground-attack aircraft were spotted flying with Il-76 transport aircraft near Hama in west-central Syria. The Su-25 close-support aircraft, known by […]
Russian «Admiral Kuznetsov» aircraft carrier starts retreating from Syria
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Russia’s military on Friday said it has begun scaling down its deployment to Syria, with Moscow’s sole aircraft carrier set to be the first to quit the conflict zone. The Russian Navy is returning the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and its group from the Mediterranean Sea back to Russia, the defense ministry reports. The move […]
Russia deploys newest Typhoon-K armored vehicles to Syria
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Russia’s military has deployed its newest Typhoon-K armored vehicles to Syria. The new Russian Typhoon-K K63968 armored vehicle was spotted during of the military operation in Aleppo. Early press-service of Russian Defence Forces reported that more than 15 Typhoon-K newest armored vehicles will be introduced in the Western MD reconnaissance formation located in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. […]
Turkey sends more troops to Syria
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Turkey sent on Sunday new military reinforcements to its military forces and allied rebel groups in northern Syria. That was reported by aranews.net. The Turkish support comes as its army forces and allied Syrian rebels of the Euphrates Shield Brigades continued their military operations against Islamic State’s (ISIS) militants near the city of al-Bab. According to Turkish […]