TEHRAN, August 5 - The Russian Defense Ministry says foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants have shelled the outskirts of the strategic Hmeimim air base in Syria's western coastal province of Latakia, injuring a number of people.
Thirty-seven citizens of Russia and other CIS member-states, mainly women and children, have arrived in Moscow from Syria onboard an Il-62 plane, Russian Emergencies Ministry spokesperson Irina Rossius told Itar-Tass on Wednesday.