Title Distract, Deceive, Destroy : Putin at War in Syria / by Maksymilian Czuperski, John Herbst, Eliot Higgins, Frederic Hof, and Ben Nimmo

Published Washington, D.C. : Atlantic Council, [2016] ©2016

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Description 1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations, color maps, color photographs Contents FOREWORD -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- DISTRACT: BUILDING THE DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN -- DECEIVE: WHAT WAS SAID AND WHAT WAS STRUCK -- DESTROY: THE EFFECT OF THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN -- CONCLUSION AND POLICY IMPLICATION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Summary While President Putin announced the end of Russia's military operations with much fanfare, the modest forces withdrawn thereafter suggest that by no means is Russia's military role in Syria over. Using digital forensic research and open source investigation methods, Distract Deceive Destroy presents the reality of Russia's Syrian campaign: Russia launched air strikes on hospitals, water treatment plants, and mosques. Russia used cluster bombs. Russia almost exclusively targeted non-ISIS targets--Truths that Russia will not admit, but truths that must be understood when negotiating with Russia as a potential partner Notes "April 5, 2016"--Table of contents page Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Atlantic Council, viewed April 6, 2016) Subject Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952- -- Political and social views SUBJECT Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952- fast (OCoLC)fst00444788 Subject Propaganda, Russian -- Syria Diplomatic relations. Military policy. Political and social views. Politics and government. Propaganda, Russian. Strategic aspects of individual places. SUBJECT Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2012001320 Syria -- Strategic aspects -- 21st century Russia (Federation) -- Military policy -- 21st century Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- Syria -- 21st century Syria -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation) -- 21st century United States -- Foreign relations -- Syria -- 21st century Syria -- Foreign relations -- United States -- 21st century United States -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation) -- 21st century Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- United States -- 21st century Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 21st century Subject Russia (Federation) Syria. United States. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book Author Atlantic Council of the United States, issuing body, publisher. ISBN 9781619775107 1619775107

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