By ANDREW E. KRAMER Published: June 18, 2012 MOSCOW — A tiny, frayed Russian military base on Syria’s Mediterranean coast has jumped into international focus amid concern over how far Russia might go to bolster the government of President Bashar al-Assad. The site, at the port of Tartus, is little more than a pier, fuel […]
Published on June 19, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments An Interfax news report has quoted a Russian navy official as saying that two vessels are nearly ready to head for port of Tartus in Syria to protect Russian nationals and defend the nation’s base there. Russian navy ships ‘to set sail for Syria’ […]
By ANDREW E. KRAMER and ALAN COWELL Published: June 18, 2012 MOSCOW — Introducing an unpredictable new element into the Syrian crisis, a news agency said on Monday that two Russian naval vessels with marines on board were ready to head for Syria to protect Russian citizens and a naval base there, in what would […]
Russia is preparing to send two warships to the Syrian port of Tartus, where Moscow operates a strategic naval base, to ensure the safety of its nationals, the Interfax news agency reported Monday. The report comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin was set to meet his US counterpart Barack Obama on the sidelines of the […]
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is preparing to send marines to Syria in the event that it needs to protect personnel and remove equipment from its naval facility in the Mediterranean port of Tartus, Interfax news agency reported on Monday. Syria is Moscow’s firmest foothold in the Middle East, buys weapons from Russia worth billions of […]
MOSCOW – The Interfax news agency says two Russian navy ships are to sail to Syria to protect Russian citizens and its naval base there. Interfax on Monday quoted an unidentified Russian navy official as saying that the Nikolai Filchenkov and Caesar Kunikov amphibious assault vessels will be heading to the Syrian port of Tartus, […]
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry on Sunday announced the arrests of at least 20 agents it said were behind the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists, state news agency IRNA reported. After initially announcing a series of arrests last week, police tied the agents directly to Israel, alleging that they were “hired by an Israeli spy network.” According […]
BY J.E. DYER In news you may not have heard anything about, Kenyan troops are pressing an advance on the Somali coastal city of Kismayo, and the Kenyan navy is sinking ships associated with the Somali Islamist terror group Al-Shabaab offshore. An ill-governed, splintered Somalia has been a thorn in the side of the region for […]
Published on May 31, 2012 by jo.chuter · No Comments Mr Panetta said US naval strength should be enhanced in the Asia-Pacific region Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has emphasised the importance of a strong US naval presence in Asia, on the eve of a trip to the region. Speaking at the US naval academy, he […]