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During a tour arranged by the Russian Defense Ministry, a busload of Moscow-based journalists rolled into the camp next to a sports stadium, drawing shouts of "Putin, thank you!" from the inhabitants.
At a briefing in a Syrian military residential compound near the base, spokesman Gen. Ali Maihub said the Syrian army was continuing to advance against its opponents. He reeled off reports of militants killed and their vehicles and weapons destroyed.
Activists reported that overnight airstrikes killed 11 militants from the Islamic State, but also at least seven civilians in the extremists' stronghold of Raqqa in eastern Syria. The activists — from the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the group known as Raqqa is Being Slaughtered — said the strikes were believed to have been carried out by Russian jets.
Putin said Thursday that Assad had told him he is ready to talk with his political foes. Putin also defended Russia's bombing campaign, saying it would set the stage for peace talks.
During a tour arranged by the Russian Defense Ministry, a busload of Moscow-based journalists rolled into the camp next to a sports stadium, drawing shouts of "Putin, thank you!" from the inhabitants.
At a briefing in a Syrian military residential compound near the base, spokesman Gen. Ali Maihub said the Syrian army was continuing to advance against its opponents. He reeled off reports of militants killed and their vehicles and weapons destroyed.
Activists reported that overnight airstrikes killed 11 militants from the Islamic State, but also at least seven civilians in the extremists' stronghold of Raqqa in eastern Syria. The activists — from the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the group known as Raqqa is Being Slaughtered — said the strikes were believed to have been carried out by Russian jets.
Putin said Thursday that Assad had told him he is ready to talk with his political foes. Putin also defended Russia's bombing campaign, saying it would set the stage for peace talks.
