The other time Moscow went to fight for an embattled Arab leader

Russia's involvement in the Syrian conflict is more unusual than you may think. Moscow has not gotten involved in a war this far outside of its regional sphere of influence since way back in the Soviet era. Even back then, Soviet forces rarely acknowledged their role in conflicts in the Middle East – Soviet fighters were made to don […]











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