Russia Slashes Syria Military Flights

Russia has cut its military flights in Syria from more than 100 per day to fewer than four a week, the defense minister said Tuesday, in another sign the country's conflict is winding down. Russia launched air strikes in Syria in support of long-term ally President Bashar al-Assad in September 2015. Russian support helped Assad's forces reclaim swathes of territory once in the hands of opposition fighters and Islamic extremists. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told an...

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