http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=58548910746BF
Russian special-operations forces have played a pivotal part in the Syrian ground offensive to retake Aleppo, a role shielded by secrecy about their operations there.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-special-forces-seen-as-key-to-aleppo-victory-1481884200
https://www.gazeta.ru/army/2016/12/16/10431047.shtml
http://inosmi.ru/politic/20161216/238407855.html
http://inopressa.ru/article/16Dec2016/sueddeutsche/syria.html
https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2016/12/16_a_10431041.shtml
Russland bombardiert Aleppo. Doch Russlands Premier Medwedew erwähnt das in seiner Jahresbilanz mit keinem Wort.
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/russland-totschweigen-1.3296640
https://jamestown.org/program/russian-mission-syria-beset-problems-despite-victory-aleppo/
The recapture of Aleppo by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces presents a stark example of Washington’s pullback in the Middle East at a time when Russia and its partners have stepped in to drive events, said U.S., European and Arab officials.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-syria-russia-acts-as-u-s-pulls-back-1481763124