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The '''involvement of the Russian Federation''' in the Syrian Civil War has mainly been arming the [[Syrian Army]].<ref name="Sputnik">{{cite web | url=http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20150909/1026775138/russia-syria-weapons.html | title=Russia Arming Syria to Counter Terrorism | publisher=Sputnik | date=30 September 2015 | accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref> On 30 September 2015, the [[Russian State Duma]] approved the use of [[Russian army|troops]] in [[Syria]] to fight terrorist groups, the [[ISIS|Islamic State]] in particual, at a request from the Syrian President [[Bashar Assad]].<ref name="RT-1">{{cite news | url=http://www.rt.com/news/317013-parliament-authorization-troops-abroad/ | title=Russian parliament unanimously approves use of troops in Syria | date=30 September 2015 | accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>


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