Russia said Friday it was concerned over the refusal of terrorists from a former Al-Qaeda affiliate, the Fateh al-Sham Front, to leave Aleppo as Russian and Syrian forces have halted fighting. The combatants, formerly known as Al-Nusra, and the some 250,000 civilians in terrorist-held areas, have largely avoided the eight ...
Russia summoned the Belgian ambassador on Friday in a spat over Moscow’s claim that Belgian jets killed six civilians near Syria’s Aleppo, the foreign ministry said. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Belgian ambassador Alex Van Meeuwen had gone to the ministry earlier Friday in response to a summons. ...
