Russian military intervention in Syria

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foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war military intervention

The Russian military intervention in Syria is a campaign launched in 2015 in support of the Syrian government, involving extensive airstrikes and military assistance that significantly shifted the balance of the Syrian Civil War.

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Label Occurrences
Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war 3
Russian military intervention in Syria canonical 2
Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war ⓘ
military intervention ⓘ
aircraftUsed Sukhoi Su-24 ⓘ
Sukhoi Su-30SM ⓘ
Sukhoi Su‑34 ⓘ
surface form: Sukhoi Su-34

Sukhoi Su-35S ⓘ
Tupolev Tu-160 ⓘ
Tupolev Tu-22 bomber ⓘ
surface form: Tupolev Tu-22M3
airDefenseDeployed S-400 missile system ⓘ
allyOf Syrian government ⓘ
surface form: Bashar al-Assad government
announcedBy Vladimir Putin ⓘ
coalitionStatus independent of US-led coalition ⓘ
commandedBy Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation ⓘ
surface form: Russian Ministry of Defence
conflict Syrian Civil War ⓘ
surface form: Syrian civil war
country Russia ⓘ
criticizedFor bombing of opposition-held urban areas ⓘ
civilian casualties from airstrikes ⓘ
legalJustificationClaimed invitation by the Syrian government ⓘ
location Syria ⓘ
mainBase Khmeimim Air Base ⓘ
missileSystemUsed Kalibr cruise missile ⓘ
navalFacilityUsed Tartus ⓘ
surface form: Tartus naval facility
objective combat anti-government armed groups ⓘ
secure Russian strategic interests in the Middle East ⓘ
support the Syrian government militarily ⓘ
ongoing true ⓘ
opposedBy Turkey ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

several Western governments ⓘ
partOf Russian involvement in the Syrian civil war ⓘ
requestedBy Syrian government ⓘ
result recapture of key Syrian cities by government forces ⓘ
shift in balance of power in the Syrian civil war ⓘ
strengthening of Syrian government forces ⓘ
sideSupported Syrian government ⓘ
startDate 2015-09-30 ⓘ
supportedBy Hezbollah ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
targetedGroup Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Jabhat al-Nusra ⓘ
various Syrian opposition groups ⓘ
theater Syrian airspace ⓘ
Syrian territory ⓘ
typeOfAction advisory mission ⓘ
air campaign ⓘ
ground support operations ⓘ
logistical support ⓘ
used airstrikes ⓘ
artillery support ⓘ
cruise missiles ⓘ
special operations forces ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Syrian Civil War → hasKeyEvent → Russian military intervention in Syria ⓘ
Russian Armed Forces → participatedIn → Russian military intervention in Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
Russian special forces → engagedIn → Russian military intervention in Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Syrian civil war (Russian intervention)
Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation → engagement → Russian military intervention in Syria ⓘ
Caspian Flotilla → participatedIn → Russian military intervention in Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
Russian Air Force → conflict → Russian military intervention in Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
Russian Aerospace Forces → conflict → Russian military intervention in Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war