Russia Begins Airstrikes in Syria, U.S. Official Says
WSJ
Russia has begun airstrikes in Syria, a U.S. official said hours after Russian lawmakers approved a request by President Vladimir Putin to allow the use of military force abroad.
Russia has built up forces on the ground in Syria in an effort to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, including deploying combat aircraft--moves that have placed Moscow at odds with Washington. Its direct intervention in the conflict would raise a host of issues for the U.S. military, which also conducts airstrikes over Syria and Iraq, and for its allies.
