On 30 September 2015, Russia launched a military intervention in Syria after a request by the government of Bashar al-Assad for military support in its fight against the Syrian opposition and Islamic State (IS) in the Syrian civil war. [142][143] The intervention was kick-started by extensive air strikes across Syria, focused on attacking opposi... More @Wikipedia
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