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Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow will punish those responsible for blowing up a Russian jet over Egypt with beefed up air strikes in Syria. Diane Hodges reports.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has gone to Moscow to personally thank Russia's Vladimir Putin for his military support, in a surprise visit that underlines how Russia has become a major player in the Middle East. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Russian President Vladimir Putin says no civilians have been hurt in Syria as a result of Russian air strikes. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The leaders of Russia and Turkey meet in Moscow after a surge in fighting in Syria raised fears of their armies clashing and launched a new migrant crisis. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is looking for Putin to agree to a rapid ceasefire in Idlib, the northwestern province of Syria where Ankara is battling Moscow-backed regime forces. IMAGES
Smoke billows above the Syrian town Khan Sheikhoun after Damascus resumed air strikes on northwest Syria's Idlib, scrapping a ceasefire for the jihadist-run bastion and accusing its opponents of targeting an airbase of its ally Russia. IMAGES