Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says his country’s military practices are defensive and offensive in nature, and has pledged to strengthen Russia’s armed forces and provide them with the “latest weapons and technologies” to help them better protect the country and its allies.
![The jihadist chief had been wounded in "air raids against [ISIS] strongholds in Iraq" (AFP/File)](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/baghdadi_daesh_leader_speech_afaaaaap.jpg?itok=tX_KSrW4 "The jihadist chief had been wounded in \"air raids against [ISIS] strongholds in Iraq\" (AFP/File)")
