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Russia Sends More Advanced Missiles to Aid Assad in Syria WASHINGTON — Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad, American officials said Thursday. Russia has previously provided a version of the missiles, called Yakhonts, to Syria.
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- Russia has urged the US to engage in military co-operation amid reports it is sending an advanced anti-aircraft missile system to Syria. Two Western officials and a Russian source told Reuters that Moscow is sending Pantsir-S missiles to the war-torn country where the US has been engaging in airstrikes on Islamic State.
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How the Russian MoD Invented a US Bombing of Aleppo The Russian Ministry of Defence [sic!] has thoroughly analyzed all the data concerning the targets engaged yesterday in the Aleppo province. First of all, Colonel Warren is likely to be disappointed – he did not guess [right – translator’s note]. Russian aircraft did not work near the Aleppo city yesterday.
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Russian warplanes reportedly bombed US base in Syria Jan. 28, 2016: Russian warplanes fly in the sky over the Mediterranean coastal city of Latakia (Reuters) Russian warplanes reportedly bombed a secret military base in Syria used by elite American and British forces last month.
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2012 July 23, 2012: Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi confirmed for the first time that Syria has chemical weapons, stating that these weapons would never be used against the Syrian people, but only against “external aggression.”.
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Nuclear Weapons in the U.S. and Russia High-alert status permits the launch a retaliatory nuclear strike before the arrival of a perceived nuclear attack. Early Warning Systems (EWS), high-alert nuclear-armed ballistic missiles, and nuclear command and control systems, all working together, provide the U.S. and Russia the capability to Launch-on-Warning.
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- The U.S. Military Will Send 400 Troops to Train Syrian Rebels Battling ISIS. The U.S. military intends to deploy more than 400 troops to help train Syrian rebels in their fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS). Training is expected to begin in the early spring in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar.
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Why Russia is backing Syria Russia's fears about a civil war developing in Syria are geostrategic and may not be too dissimilar to some of the more cautious western foreign policy analysts, war-gaming the effects it would have on the region. Russian middle eastern experts compare Syria to Russia's own province of Dagestan in the North Caucasus.
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Russian Intel Ship Spying on US Missile Submarines The spy ship’s presence also comes as Russia is increasing the number of strategic bomber flights near U.S. and allied coasts. One recent air defense zone incursion took place near eastern Canada that U.S. officials said simulated a nuclear cruise missile attack on the United States.
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Russia Sending Advanced Anti-aircraft Missiles to Syria Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was sending military equipment to Syria to help the Assad government combat Islamic State fighters, and had sent experts to help train the Syrian army to use it.
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Syria crisis: Where key countries stand Image caption Russia has been one of Syria's staunchest allies for decades. Russia is one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's most important international backers and the survival of the regime is critical to maintaining Russian interests in the country.
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U.S.-led air war in Syria is off to a difficult start If the U.S. government doesn’t speed up plans to support the Free Syrian Army, “a year from now there might not be any moderate rebels left,” he said. U.S. officials say they are aware of the need to accelerate the effort to train and equip an effective rebel force in Syria.
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- (photo credit:REUTERS). Moscow is sending an advanced anti-aircraft missile system to Syria, two Western officials and a Russian source said, as part of what the West believes is stepped-up military support for embattled President Bashar Assad.
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- 1 Undersecretary for State John Bolton declared that Damascus was acquiring weapons of mass destruction, the same claim, proven false, that was made to justify the war on Iraq. 2  In October 2003, Israel bombed a Palestinian refugee camp near Damascus, a military aggression in Syria as stated by President Assad.
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- Kremlin warns the US it is 'on the verge of a military clash with Russia' as President Trump says he will hit Syria AGAIN after his attack on Putin's ally Assad triggers new fears of World War Three.
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Trump launches military strike against Syria Tonight, I ordered a targeted military strike on the air field in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched, Trump said during short remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, where he ordered the strike just hours earlier.
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Ukraine crisis: Russia tests new weapons Now, in addition, Russia has the benefit of a live testing ground in eastern Ukraine, where it can try out its new weapons, systems and tactics.
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How the Russian MoD Invented a US Bombing of Aleppo How the Russian MoD Invented a US Bombing of Aleppo. This post originally appeared in Russian in the blog “Noodle Remover”. The following is an abridged translation of that post. On February 11, during a Russian Ministry of Defense briefing, Major General Igor Konashenkov claimed the following (I highlighted the parts which are of most interest):
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- In 2015 Assad confirmed in an interview that Russia has been supplying arms to Syria based on contracts signed before and after the beginning of the conflict. During the war, Syrian officers and air defence personnel were trained in Russia.
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U.S.-led air war in Syria is off to a difficult start At the start of the air campaign, dozens of U.S. cruise missiles were fired into areas controlled by the moderate rebels, who are supposed to be fighting the Islamic State.
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The United States is still getting rid of its chemical weapons Syria has been given a year to eliminate its chemical weapons arsenal, or face the threat of a U.S. military strike. Yet it may come as a surprise that the United States has still not destroyed all of its massive supply of deadly nerve agents.In fact, neither has Russia.he United States estimates it will be at least another decade before it completes destruction of the remaining 10% of its chemical weapons, estimated at more than 3,100 tons. Russia has more than five times that amount left to destroy, according to the OPCW.
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Syrian regime airstrikes aiding Daesh offensive in Aleppo: US Embassy Syrian air force attacks in Aleppo reportedly killed around 100 people. (AFP/File). The Islamic State group [also known by the Arabic acronym Daesh] launched a new offensive in northern Syria this weekend in an apparent attempt to cut off the country’s largest city, Aleppo, from crucial supply lines to Turkey.he US Embassy in Syria charged in a series of tweets that the Syrian government was aiding Daesh's advance in its airstrikes against civilians. The jihadists also gained ground in northeast Syria, where a suicide bomber killed “at least nine regime loyalists” near Hasakeh, the Observatory said.
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- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the Syrian regime bears “full responsibility” for the U.S. strike. “NATO has consistently condemned Syria’s continued use of chemical weapons as a clear breach of international norms and agreements,” he said.