Russian SS-26 missile in Syria seen shifting Mideast balance of power

Russian SS-26 missile in Syria seen shifting Mideast balance of power

Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct TEL AVIV — Israel regards a new Russian missile exported to Syria as a weapon that could change the balance of power between the Jewish state and its Arab neighbors. A report by Haim Rosenberg, a former Israeli defense official, said the Iskander-E rocket, known in the West as SS-26, would […]

Russia sent advanced rockets to Syria due to ‘threats from Turkey’

Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia has delivered an advanced surface-to-surface rocket to Syria. Russian sources said the Kremlin has approved the transfer of the Iskander-E rocket to the regime of President Bashar Assad. They said nearly 100 Iskander rockets arrived in Syria in November as part of Moscow’s determination to bolster Damascus. “These missiles […]