Russia launches airstrikes against al-Assad's enemies in Syria - CNN
| Telegraph.co.uk | Russia launches airstrikes against al-Assad's enemies in Syria CNN (CNN) Russia carried out new airstrikes inside Syria on Thursday, the country's Defense Ministry said in a statement, a day after it changed the calculus of Mideast politics by entering the Syrian civil war on the side of President Bashar al-Assad ... Russia defends Syrian airstrikes as claims mount of blows to US-backed rebels Iranian troops prepare to aid Russia with Syrian ground assault, officials say Russia accused of bombing US-armed rebels |