Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia, defying a revolt against the regime of President Bashar Assad, plans to modernize a major naval facility in Syria. Officials said the Russian Navy has deployed hundreds of personnel to upgrade the Syrian port of Tartous. They said the project was meant to ensure that Tartous could accommodate all […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Russian Navy has sent warships to Syria. The Russian Navy has sent at least three ships led by the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier to the Syrian port of Tartous. The naval delegation was led by Cmdr. Yakushin Vladimir Anatolievich in what was reported to have been a non-combat mission […]
