Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia has reported plans to send a naval force to Syria to protect against the Sunni revolt. The Russian Navy was said to be planning to sail two amphibious assault ships to the Syrian port of Tartous. Tartous, the only foreign base of the Russian Navy, contains about 600 personnel, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The United States has been working with NATO allies to track a Russian weapons ship to Syria. Western diplomatic sources said Britain and the United States were coordinating patrols of the North Sea for a Russian vessel that contained attack helicopters for the regime of President Bashar Assad. The sources […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Russia has been identified as a leading supporter of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. A report by the International Center for Research and Study on Terrorism and Aide to Victims of Terrorism asserted that Russia was the leading military supplier to the Assad regime. The Paris-based research center […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — The Russian Navy has deployed a combat vessel off the coast of Syria. Russian sources said the Navy deployed a warship off the coast of Syria earlier this month. The sources said the naval mission was identified as that of counter-piracy. “The ship is operating out of the [Syrian] port […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia has expressed concern for the safety of its military advisers in Syria. Officials said the Kremlin has sought to address threats to the safety of thousands of Russians in Syria. They said this included hundreds of advisers to the Syrian military and security forces, assigned to quell the Sunni […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The United States has refused to confirm the presence of Iranian warships in Syria. Officials said the ships patrolled the eastern Mediterranean, but did not dock in any Syrian port. “We have absolutely no indication whatsoever the Iranian ships ever docked in Syrian ports,” Defense Department spokesman, George Little said. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Iranian Navy has sent ships to Syria in an effort to protect the territorial waters of its Arab ally. Officials said the Iranian Navy has sent two ships to Syria in what was seen as a show of force amid NATO operations around the Arab country. They said an […]