Russia's Strike Aircraft Leave Syria

Russia has removed most of its strike aircraft from Syria and has not conducted air strikes there this week, according to a U.S. military official. "The majority, if not all, of their strike aircraft have left," Col. Pat Ryder, a spokesman for the U.S. military's Central Command that oversees operations in the Middle East, told Pentagon reporters Friday. Ryder said the Russian military still has helicopters and transport aircraft in Syria, along with Russian ground...

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