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evidence: The Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War began in September 2015 after an official request by the Syrian government for military help against rebel and jihadist groups .. Syrian Civil War. Syrian Civil War. jihadist. jihadist. Syrian government. Council of Ministers ( Syria ). The intervention initially consisted of air strikes fired by Russian aircraft stationed in the Khmeimim base at targets primarily in north-western Syria , against militant groups opposed to the Syrian government , including Syrian National Coalition , the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant -LRB- ISIL -RRB- , al-Nusra Front -LRB- al-Qaeda in the Levant -RRB- and the Army of Conquest .. Syria. Syria. ISIL. ISIL. Army of Conquest. Army of Conquest. al-Nusra Front. al-Nusra Front. Khmeimim base. Khmeimim ( air base ). militant groups. Syrian opposition. Syrian government. Council of Ministers ( Syria ). Syrian National Coalition. Syrian National Coalition. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Besides , Russian military advisors and special operations forces were stationed in Syria .. Syria. Syria. special operations forces. Russian special operations forces. Prior to the intervention , Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War had mainly consisted of supplying the Syrian Army .. Syrian Civil War. Syrian Civil War. Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War. Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War. Syrian Army. Syrian Army. Shortly after the operation began , Russian officials were cited as saying that , apart from fighting terrorist organisations such as ISIL , Russia ′ s goals included helping the Syrian government retake territory from various anti-government groups that are labelled by the U.S. and its coalition as ″ moderate opposition ″ , a broader geopolitical objective being to roll back U.S. influence .. ISIL. ISIL. Syrian government. Council of Ministers ( Syria ). terrorist. terrorist. coalition. American-led intervention in Syria. In his televised interview broadcast on 11 October 2015 , Russian president Vladimir Putin said the military operation had been thoroughly prepared in advance ; he defined Russia ′ s goal in Syria as `` stabilising the legitimate power in Syria and creating the conditions for political compromise '' According to the U.S. State Department , the Russian government has also been concerned that `` if the government fell , that there would be chaos and that would allow terrorist groups to consolidate '' , a claim which the Russian government has been using to justify their intervention .. Syria. Syria. Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Putin. terrorist. terrorist. The intervention has produced significant gains for the Syrian government , including the recapture of Palmyra from ISIL in March 2016 and according to the U.S. State Department , one year after the start of their intervention the Russians `` have succeeded in bolstering the -LSB- Syrian -RSB- regime . ''. ISIL. ISIL. Syrian government. Council of Ministers ( Syria ). recapture. Palmyra offensive ( March 2016 ). Palmyra. Palmyra. In early January 2017 , the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov said that , overall , the Russian aviation had carried out 19,160 combat missions and delivered 71,000 strikes on `` the infrastructure of terrorists '' .. Valery Gerasimov. Valery Gerasimov. Russian Armed Forces. Russian Armed Forces. Chief. Chief of the General Staff ( Russia ). General Staff. General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has stated that between the initiation of the intervention in September 2015 and end of February 2016 , Russian air strikes have killed at least 1,700 civilians , including more than 200 children .. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Syrian Network for Human Rights puts the number even higher , and in its report stated that Russian attacks have killed more civilians than either ISIS or Assad 's army .. Syrian Network for Human Rights. Syrian Network for Human Rights. Used weapons included unguided bombs , cluster bombs , incendiaries similar to white phosphorus and thermobaric weapons .. unguided bombs. unguided bombs. cluster bombs. cluster bombs. white phosphorus. white phosphorus. thermobaric weapons. thermobaric weapons. By end of May 2017 , the pro-rebel Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that Russian airstrikes have killed around 5,194 civilians , about a quarter of them children , along with 3,451 ISIS fighters , and 3,442 rebels .. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights