Sourced : Al Masdar News Russia and Syria have signed an agreement to expand the territory around the Russian Navy’s logistics facility in Tartus for 49 years. The document was published on the official legal information portal. “The current agreement will stay effective for 49 years and be automatically prolonged for 25-year periods, if… Continue reading RUSSIA AND SYRIA AGREE TO EXPAND RUSSIAN NAVAL PRESENCE IN TARTUS FOR 49 MORE YEARS
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RUSSIAN MILITARY BUILDUP IN SYRIA – RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
In a surprise move, the Russian Air Force has deployed 28 fighter jets to Syria, which will be used to assist Assad’s forces in the battle against ISIS. Although the international community knew the Russian Navy has been supplying Assad’s forces with weekly shipments of armaments and equipment, the sudden appearance of four Su-30SM fighter… Continue reading RUSSIAN MILITARY BUILDUP IN SYRIA – RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
THE US GOVERNMENT COULD ACCEPT MOSCOW’S PROPOSAL FOR TALKS REGARDING THE RUSSIAN MILITARY BUILDUP IN SYRIA
The US government is examining the possibility to accept a Russian proposal for direct talks on its military deployment in Syria. The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov proposed to the US Secretary of State John Kerry a military-to military dialogue for this issue in the coming days. The Secretary of State said that… Continue reading THE US GOVERNMENT COULD ACCEPT MOSCOW’S PROPOSAL FOR TALKS REGARDING THE RUSSIAN MILITARY BUILDUP IN SYRIA