Analyst says Russian air strikes in Syria cause 70% slump in militants’ oil trafficking
... by 70%. "Who else has achieved a result like this?" he asked, adding that the statistics illustrating the effectiveness of the Russian air group’s operation were a product of the Oriental Studies Institute’s own research. Jabhat al-Nusra controls moderate opposition in Syria According to the analyst, Jabhat al-Nusra (the terrorist group outlawed in Russia) holds control over units of armed opposition in Syria owing to the presence of its militants in those detachments. "Some ...