Russia reportedly sending warships with marines to Syrian waters

Russia reportedly sending warships with marines to Syrian waters

August 3, 2012

Russia reportedly sending warships with marines to Syrian waters
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Amid the continued uprising in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday issued somewhat contradictory statements about a group of its naval warships steaming into the eastern Mediterranean.

The first statement said the warships were not planning to call on Tartus, a naval base Russia maintains in Syria. The second, issued several hours later, said it was possible that service boats from the group might call on Tartus to replenish supplies “if the time period of the trip is extended.”


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