Today's Headlines - 7:54 PM: Israeli Soldier Is Killed in Attack by Palestinian, Police Say - The New York Times | Israel-Palestinian violence: Israeli killed in Beersheva bus station attack - BBC News | At least 40 Islamic State fighters killed in air strike in Syria - monitoring group | Reuters | Russia retreats to autarky as poverty looms - Telegraph | Russia in Syria: Moscow to increase missions in Syria to '300 a day' | Middle East | News | The Independent | Russia Shows Early Success, New Capabilities in Syria | Iran Nuclear Deal Moves to New Phase | Cuba denies sending military forces to Syria | Iran Denies Troops Are In Syria, But Will Boost Support | Pentagon says Khorasan leader killed in Syria air strike | Reuters | Russia in Syria: Moscow air strikes 'have killed thousands of civilians' already, warns UK Defence Secretary | Middle East | News | The Independent | Syrian army, backed by Iranian fighters, advance south of Aleppo: monitor | Reuters | West should not appease Russia - EU-RussiaCentre.org | US Military Intensifies Cooperation With Israel | Report: Russia blocks Israeli jets over Lebanon - Israel News, Ynetnews |
Here's one surprising reason Russia might not want to pick a fight with US ... - Business Insider : " This technological and intelligence edge is one of the reasons for the US' aerial superiority over Soviet-built combat aircraft since the fall of the Soviet Union . During the 1991 Gulf War, while in "direct aerial combat over Iraq, the US Air Force downed every Soviet-built tactical fighter that it confronted," Hoffman writes, even though they were being flown by pilots from what was then one of the most formidable militaries in the Middle East at the time. US pilots had a similarly perfect record when facing off against Yugoslavia's Soviet-built aircraft and air defenses during the 1990s Balkan conflicts." Areas of control around Aleppo Syria 10 km 10 miles Ceasefire area Kurdish forces Turkey Syria Idlib Al-Hadar Aleppo Isis control Rebel co...
