- Russia vows to support Syria's Bashar al-Assad to combat 'terrorism' http://www.smh.com.au/world/russia-vows-to-support-syrias-bashar-alassad-to-combat-terrorism-20141126-11urak.html 16 comments worldnews
- U.S. Warns Russia Over Military Support for Assad http://nytimes.com/2015/09/06/us/politics/john-kerry-russia-syria.html?referrer= 127 comments europe
- Russia Vows Support For Syria's Bashar Assad http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/26/russia-suport-assad_n_6226464.html?ir=WorldPost 44 comments russia
- Does Russia support Assad because of the threat of terrorism through Chechnya? http://www.buzzfeed.com/thewilsoncenter/why-russia-supports-assad-bh9k 4 comments worldnews
- Trump officials tell Russia to drop its support for Syria’s Assad https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-officials-tell-russia-to-drop-its-support-for-syrias-assad/2017/04/09/c179d3ba-4713-440b-8192-a2838019554d_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_tillerson-645pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.156f5b95f72d 16 comments politics
- Trump officials tell Russia to drop its support for Syria’s Assad https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-officials-tell-russia-to-drop-its-support-for-syrias-assad/2017/04/09/c179d3ba-4713-440b-8192-a2838019554d_story.html?utm_term=.6a4a3fe55dda 104 comments politics
- Russia is Rethinking Its Support for Assad, Says Top U.S. Diplomat http://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-is-rethinking-its-support-for-assad-says-top-u-s-diplomat-1446137929 4 comments worldnews
- Russia said scaling back its support for Assad http://www.timesofisrael.com/report-russia-scaling-back-its-support-for-assad/ 8 comments worldnews
- Tillerson: Russia need to rethink support for Syrian leader Assad http://thehill.com/homenews/news/327522-tillerson-russia-need-to-rethink-support-for-syrian-leader-assad 13 comments politics
- French will work with Russia if they fight IS, drop Assad support http://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-24-2015/ 33 comments worldnews
- Obama: Russia's support for Assad 'a big mistake' http://thehill.com/policy/defense/253410-obama-russias-support-for-assad-a-big-mistake 28 comments worldnews
- Russia Supports Syria’s Statehood, Not Assad in Specific – Foreign Ministry http://sputniknews.com/politics/20150919/1027222199.html#ixzz3mBdWLvRi 4 comments russia
- Putin: Russia can support Syria strike if proven that Assad used chemical weapons http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-putin-russia-syria-strike-un-20130904,0,5355559.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+latimes%2Fmostviewed+(l.a.+times+-+most+viewed+stories) 111 comments worldnews
- Former US Ambassador to Syria: Russia Culpable for Paris Attacks Because It Supports Assad http://russia-insider.com/en/brain-dead-former-us-ambassador-support-assad-proves-russia-doesnt-care-about-paris-attacks/ri11360 6 comments russia
- Saudi Arabia offers Russia deal to scale back Assad support http://www.trust.org/item/20130807132747-ztmuf 21 comments worldnews
- Clinton: Russia and China will 'pay price' for supporting Assad http://www.rt.com/news/clinton-russia-china-syria-569/ 46 comments worldnews
- Why Russia still stands by Syria: Russia, despite it all, continues to support the regime of Bashar al-Assad. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/120207/russia-syria-un 11 comments worldnews
- Donald Trump and Theresa May urge Russia to take 'window of opportunity' to ditch support for Assad regime http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39562126 44 comments worldnews
- Theresa May and Donald Trump urge Russia to take 'window of opportunity' to ditch support for Assad regime http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-donald-trump-urged-russia-ditch-support-for-assad-regime-syria-window-of-opportunity-a7677541.html 3 comments politics
- Unconfirmed reports Russia sending ships loaded with tanks and trucks to support regime of President Assad in Syria http://www.news.com.au/world/russia-is-sending-ships-loaded-with-tanks-and-trucks-to-support-regime-of-president-assad-in-syria/story-fndir2ev-1227514971494 24 comments worldnews
- Russia, Iran renew support for Assad as bombing of civilians continues http://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/2015/08/17/russia-iran-renew-support-for-assad-as-bombing-of-civilians-continues 5 comments worldnews
- Russia is now supporting regime change in Syria after realizing Assad is a lost cause http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/world/middleeast/assad-syria-conflict-updates.html?hp 49 comments worldnews
- Russia to deliver combat jets to Syria ... in a show of support for President Bashar Assad's regime http://news.yahoo.com/report-russia-deliver-combat-jets-syria-091138788.html;_ylt=alwr9qjp6iavcgq2dyhzr.qs0nue;_ylu=x3odmtnpcg90zgvqbg1pdamecgtna2uxodgxogvmltvmnzctmznimc04zme5lwm5mtkxntlmowu0yqrwb3mdngrzzwmdbg5ftgf0zxn0tmv3c19nywwedmvyazk4mwi0y2qwltq1ytitmtflms1inwzlltk3zjrhodawmtzmna--;_ylv=3 36 comments worldnews
- Boris Johnson warns Russia it could be hit with new sanctions following Syria chemical attack - Mr Johnson also called on Vladimir Putin to abandon his support for Syria's Assad regime http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-russia-new-sanctions-bashar-al-assad-syria-chemical-attack-regime-link-new-sanctions-a7677011.html 5 comments worldnews
- Syria Bashar Assad regime accepts cease-fire proposal but will keep hitting ISIS and Nusra with Russia support http://www.cbsnews.com/news/syria-bashar-assad-cease-fire-but-isis-nusra-war-russia/ 5 comments worldnews
- Michael McFaul on Twitter: Had Russia pressured Assad to go 4 years ago & supported coalition government in Syria, no ISIS gains, no innocents killed, no refugees. https://twitter.com/McFaul/status/647433958460817408 13 comments russia
- U.S. Warns Russia Over Military Support for Assad: "... such a move might even lead to a “confrontation” with the American-led coalition" http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/us/politics/john-kerry-russia-syria.html 593 comments worldnews
- The US has the power to decree the death of nations, and does so with popular support b/c many Americans & journalists believe the official story. In Syria, it is "Fight Assad, Russia, & Iran! Join with our Turkish, Saudi, & Kurdish friends to support peace!" This is appallingly distant from reality http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/02/18/the-media-are-misleading-public-syria/8yb75otyirpzucnlwavtck/story.html 9 comments politics
- Iran troops said to join Syria ground war as Russia airstrikes hit rebel positions | There are reports of Iranian troops arriving in Syria to join Hezbollah fighters in a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar al-Assad's government. Russia has launched airstrikes on rebel positions. http://www.dw.com/en/iran-troops-said-to-join-syria-ground-war-as-russia-airstrikes-hit-rebel-positions/a-18756749 3 comments worldnews
- Western Media Angle on Russia's Syria Operation: Russia not fighting ISIS - they are supporting Assad and fighting legitimate rebels, they also rudely gave the US 1 hour warning and told they to stay out of the way... http://www.businessinsider.com/putin-just-created-new-rules-of-the-game-in-syria-2015-9 40 comments russia
- Saudi Arabia has been trying to pressure President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to abandon his support for President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, using its dominance of the global oil markets at a time when the Russian government is reeling from the effects of plummeting oil prices. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/04/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-is-said-to-use-oil-to-lure-russia-away-from-syrias-assad.html?ref=world 47 comments worldnews
- Russia Sends More Advanced Missiles to Aid Assad in Syria: Antiship cruise missiles could make it more difficult for the United States and its allies to impose a naval embargo, establish a no-fly zone or carry out airstrikes in support of Syria’s rebels http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/world/middleeast/russia-provides-syria-with-advanced-missiles.html 53 comments worldnews
- Trump officials tell Russia to drop its support for Syria’s Assad: [Officials] demanded that Russia stop supporting the Syrian government or face a further deterioration in its relations with the United States. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-officials-tell-russia-to-drop-its-support-for-syrias-assad/2017/04/09/c179d3ba-4713-440b-8192-a2838019554d_story.html?utm_term=.5fc53caccc8c 5 comments worldnews
- Russia thinks it is up to the Syrian people to decide if Syrian President Bashar Assad stays in power, Putin stressed. Assad enjoys popular support, the Russian president noted. http://en.itar-tass.com/world/764580 81 comments worldnews
- David Cameron: Russia's military intervention in Syria is helping to support the "butcher" President Bashar al-Assad | The prime minister said Russian forces were not discriminating between Islamic State militants and others fighting the Syrian president. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34432440 33 comments worldnews
- Russia's Line In The Sand --- Why Russia won't support UN condemnation of Syria's President Assad. Not just solidarity among autocrats. Russia feels that it got burnt over Libya. It doesn't trust the Syrian opposition. And it trusts the US even less http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/137078/dmitri-trenin/russias-line-in-the-sand-on-syria?page=show 96 comments worldnews
- Russia ‘bombed four hospitals in Syria in four hours’, report finds | Russian Air Force has long been accused of striking hospitals in support of Assad’s campaign, now evidence traces a series of attacks earlier this year directly to Russian pilots https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/russia-syria-bomb-hospitals-war-kurds-putin-assad-idlib-a9153786.html 80 comments worldnews
- Turkey and Egypt denounce Syria regime, pledge support for Palestinian cause: Turkish PM and Egypt's new president call on Russia, China, and Iran to stop backing Assad regime; Erdogan says Turkey determined to speak out against Israel's 'state terrorism.' http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/turkey-and-egypt-denounce-syria-regime-pledge-support-for-palestinian-cause-1.467621 21 comments worldnews
- French Foreign Affairs Min. responds to Al-Assad’s accusation they support terrorism : "The man who drove thousands of hardline Islamists out of jail to fuel a civil war, who relied on Russia and Iran to stay in power, who spend his days slaughtering his people, one shall show more discretion." http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/9dc29c4a-431b-4af0-b716-6daf8f0bfc0a 8 comments worldnews
- Russia has sent a military advance team to Syria and is taking other steps the United States fears may signal that President Vladimir V. Putin is planning to vastly expand his military support for President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, administration officials said Friday. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/05/world/middleeast/russian-moves-in-syria-pose-concerns-for-us.html?emc=edit_th_20150905&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=68337520 7 comments worldnews