Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The regime of President Bashar Assad has displayed its new Russian-origin weapons during a military exercise. Western diplomats said Assad’s military fired new missiles and other weapons acquired from Moscow in late 2011 during an exercise that took place on Dec. 20. They said the new weapons included the P-800 […]
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 […]
