Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — The Russian Navy plans to send a task force to the eastern Mediterranean that would outnumber the U.S. presence in the region. The Russian Navy said it would deploy 10 warships in the eastern Mediterranean near Syria. Officials said seven surface vessels were already in the region. “The tasks are […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia, in yet another reversal of its military assistance to Syria, said operations at the naval base of Tartous were not hampered by the war against President Bashar Assad. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Russian Navy would not evacuate its only foreign facility, located in the Syrian port […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia was said to have withdrawn military personnel from Syria. A leading Russian newspaper said the military withdrew all of its personnel from Syria. The Vedomosti business daily said the pullout included the Russian Navy base at Tartous, the only such foreign naval facility controlled by Moscow. “The decision to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia has reported the deployment of an advanced intelligence naval ship in the eastern Mediterranean. The Russian Navy has deployed its CCB-201 for intelligence operations off the coast of Syria. CCB-201 was deemed one of the largest intelligence-collection ships in the Russian fleet. “The ship arrived in June 2013 and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Russia has been deemed the most powerful supporter of the beleaguered regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The Baker Institute has asserted that the Kremlin was providing massive military support to Assad, who has been fighting a Sunni revolt for more than two years. In a report, the institute said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — The Russian Navy sent three vessels to the port of Beirut in 2013 on invitation of the Lebanese military and government. “This visit was on invitation of the Lebanese side,” the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Russian Navy port call to Beirut took place amid an intensification of the Sunni […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia, a leading ally of Syria, has decided to establish a permanent naval task force in the Mediterranean Sea. Officials said the Defense Ministry has been funding a task force to protect Russian interests in the Mediterranean. They said the force would be supplied by the Syrian port of Tartous, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia has reported a drive to evacuate its nationals from Syria. Officials said the Kremlin has ordered the imminent airlift of Russians from Syria. They said two aircraft would arrive in Lebanon on Jan. 22 to evacuate the first members of the Russian community in Syria. “On instructions from the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — The Russian Navy has sent a flotilla to Syria for an exercise in the eastern Mediterranean. The Russian Defense Ministry said the Navy was sending at least six vessels for an exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, Black Sea and Mediterranean. The ministry said the flotilla, sent amid the intensification of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — For the first time, Russia has acknowledged to shipping offensive military platforms to Syria. The Kremlin said a Russian cargo ship tried to deliver three Mi-24 attack helicopters to the regime of President Bashar Assad. And the Russian government said they will be shipped again. The cargo ship, identified as […]