A ground crew member reports to pilots that their jet is ready for a combat mission at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria, on Thursday. (AP/Vladimir Isachenkov)As Russia unleashed waves of warplanes Thursday from this air base in western Syria to pound militant targets, President Vladimir Putin pushed diplomatic efforts with the West, stressing the need “to consider each other as allies in a common fight.”Russia put its military muscle on display, bringing Moscow-based reporters to view a day’s worth of fighter jets roaring off a runway in dozens of sorties as helicopter gunships patrolled the edges of the sprawling facility.Russian Foreign Minister …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
