1. Russia Keeps Up Airstrikes on Syria From Iran.
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Moscow, Nathan Hodge in and Washington, Alan Cullison in
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OPERATION Inherent Resolve, 2014- , *MILITARY relations , *MILITARY policy ,UNITED Nations resolutions - Abstract
The article focuses on Russian airstrikes in Syria from a base in western Iran in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and against Islamic State (IS) militants. It discusses concerns raised by the U.S. over the use of the base in Iran stating that it may be in violation of the U.N. Security Council resolution which forbids trade of combat aircraft to Iran. It includes views of Russian military spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov and U.S. spokesman Mark Toner.
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- 2016