Russia said on Tuesday that some 15 percent of the Syrian territory is yet to be liberated to completely destroy terrorists in the country. “At present, 85 percent of the Syrian territory has been liberated from the militants of illegal armed formations. About 27 square kilometers [10,424 square miles] of ...
Turkey has signed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defense systems in its first major weapons purchase from Moscow, Turkish newspapers Tuesday quoted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying. The accord for the surface-to-air missile defense batteries is Ankara’s most significant pact with a non-NATO supplier. “Signatures have ...