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Russia constructs first foreign camp in Syria for internal refugees:

The camp for 500 refugees consists of 25 army tents fully equipped for living, a field kitchen, a canteen, showers, two mobile power generators and a water-storage facility. The dwelling tents are equipped with beds and heating furnaces for cold weather. Ref. Source 9n

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Reports: Putin gets OK to send Russian troops to Syria

The Kremlin's chief of staff said Russia will only use its air force in Syria, where a civil war has been raging since 2011, the TASS news agency reported. Ref. Source 4l

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Russia says U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army not a terrorist group:

Russia does not consider the U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army rebels a terrorist group, and they should be part of a political solution in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday after Russia was accused of bombing the group. Ref. Source 9l

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Russia missiles 'hit IS from Caspian'

Russia launches rocket strikes on Islamic State group in Syria from warships in Caspian Sea, Russian officials say Ref. BBC

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Combat report: Russian jets strike 27 terrorist facilities in Syria overnight;

"The [Russian] bombers... Targeted eight militant strongholds in the province of Homs. The militant fortifications were completely destroyed by the strikes," Said Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry. The Russian planes hit 11 Islamic State training camps in the Syrian provinces of Raqqa Ref. Source 6r

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Russian strikes hit 55 ISIS targets in Syria: military:

The Russian military said the latest strikes - conducted in the provinces of Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Raqa and Idlib -destroyed 29 training camps for "Terrorists", 23 defensive positions, two command centers and an ammunition depot. Source 4f

Russia-backed Syrian forces advance on rebels:
Twelve days into Russia's aerial campaign, the troops were gaining ground on two fronts: in central Hama province around the Damascus-Aleppo highway, and in the northern part of government stronghold Latakia province. Ref. Source 9t

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Two mortar rounds hit near the Russian embassy in Syria's capital during a pro-Russian rally Tuesday, the Russian state-run news agency Sputnik International reported. It was not immediately clear if there were any injuries. Ref. CNN

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Terror group in Syria on the run, 2,000 killed in 2 weeks:

Russian warplanes have destroyed a surface-to-air missile launcher that the Islamic State terrorist group previously captured from the Syrian Army, the Russian Defense Ministry reports. The bombing campaign in Syria is forcing the jihadists to flee. More than 2,000 terrorists have been killed since the start of the Russian airstrikes. Ref. Source 5j