Russian Hmeymim Base Crucial to Combat Jihadists on Syrian Outskirts

Russian air base Hmeymim in Syria is necessary to fight against militants' positions on country's distant outskirts, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Sunday. The Hmeymim air base began operations in September 2015, when Russia started its counter-terrorist aerial campaign in Syria.

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