Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System / Defense & Foreign Affairs [Editor’s note: The following full-length report by Yossef Bodansky details Russia’s unambiguous response to the growing jihadist threat in Syria and the Middle East that has remarkably been aided and abetted at several junctures by Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia decided to evacuate non-essential staffers ahead of any U.S. air campaign against Syria. Russia has never disclosed the extent of its community in Syria. Diplomats said those working for the Syrian military and government could exceed 12,000. Russian officials said the military had been ordered to sent ships and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia has launched naval exercises in the Mediterranean. The Defense Ministry said Russia began its largest naval exercise in more than 20 years in the Mediterranean. The ministry said the navy was conducting more than 60 exercises in the Mediterranean as well as the Black Seas. “They are being staged […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia has been preparing for major naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean. Officials said the Russian Navy has sent at least 12 warships for exercises in the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Aden in January. They said the exercises would include demonstrations of anti-submarine and air defense operations near the […]
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 […]