[olisipo]

[Pedro E.]

Military Success in Syria Gives Putin Upper Hand in U.S. Proxy War
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/07/world/middleeast/military-syria-putin-us-proxy-war.html?_r=0

[olisipo]

Russian Military Aircraft l  Hamadan Airbase, Iran l  November 25 2015 l  Satellite Image: Digital Globe Inc.

Russian bombers deployed to Iran

http://www.janes.com/article/63008/russian-bombers-deployed-to-iran

(...) Hamadan is believed to have been used as a stopover for Russian strike aircraft travelling to and from Syria since September 2015(...)

Russian Tu-22M3 "Backfire" long-range bombers strike ISIS from Iran's Hamadan airfield

https://www.rt.com/news/356098-russian-bombers-iran-hamadan/

(...) Russian long-range bombers delivered airstrikes in Syria from a base in Mozdok, Russia, and had to cover a distance of about 2,000km to get to Syrian airspace. Now that distance is reduced to some 700km, so time-sensitive airstrikes can be delivered immediately and more cheaply (...)

[Pedro E.]

The US is hiring military contractors for operations in Syria
http://uk.businessinsider.com/us-military-contractors-operations-syria-2016-8?r=US&IR=T

[olisipo]

Human Rights Watch: Syrian and Russia breaking law with firebomb attacks

Watchdog calls for a global ban on weapons used by Syrian and Russian forces that cause fires and burn their victims

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syrian-russian-jets-burn-aleppo-idlib-incendiary-weapons-hrw-546503775

[Pedro E.]

Pentagon to approve first private contractors to fight ISIS in Syria
http://www.special-ops.org/19593/pentagon-to-approve-first-private-contractors-to-fight-isis-in-syria/

[olisipo]

The West cannot stand back and let Aleppo be destroyed

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/15/syria-west-aleppo-destroyed-crimes-against-humanity-war

[olisipo]

Aleppo hospital burns as firefighters attempt to quench flames following airstrikes

Pictures following the aftermath of the strikes on Darat Izzar show the hospital's gutted remains

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/aleppo-hospital-burns-firefighters-attempt-quench-flames-following-airstrikes-1576576

[Pedro E.]

Iran and Turkey agree to cooperate over Syria
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/iran-turkey-agree-cooperate-syria-160812141119888.html

[olisipo]

Humanitarian crisis deepens in Aleppo, with thousands of children under the bombs

[Pedro E.]

Russia says close to joint military action with U.S. in Aleppo: agencies
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-russia-usa-idUSKCN10Q176

[olisipo]

Russia uses Iranian base to attack Syria for a second day

[Pedro E.]

Syrian Troops Repel Rebels Southwest of Aleppo
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syrian-army-recovers-positions-southwest-aleppo-city-41389315

[olisipo]

Russian vacuum bomb

Vacuum bombs in Syria: the latest chapter in a long history of atrocity

http://theconversation.com/vacuum-bombs-in-syria-the-latest-chapterin-a-long-history-of-atrocity-from-the-skies-63733

[Pedro E.]

white helmets, propaganda para totos