Russia’s Plan for a Nuclear Submarine Port at Tartus Jolts US, Israeli Navies
Something big was going on at the Syrian Mediterranean port of Tartus in early March. Russian Spetsnaz (special operations) forces
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Russia Sets up Second Air Base in Aleppo Province, Collaborates with Turkey
In addition to the first Russian air base at Hmeimim, southeast of Latakia in western Syria, Russian air force engineers
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Russia Beats Sanctions, Obtains French Helicopter Carriers for $1
Politics has a way of distorting the strategic calculus behind military decisions and such distortions often lead to misapprehensions. This
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How Far Will Obama and Putin Go in Their Duel over Syria?
The level of threats from Moscow rose to a strident pitch this week, hardly matched by Washington. Russian Deputy Foreign
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Russian Diggers Expand Tartus for Large Fleet of Carrier and Missile Cruisers
Giant floating diggers are hard at work 24/7 on a gigantic project to expand the Russian naval facilities at Tartus
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The Putin-Netanyahu Understandings Extend to Syria’s Future
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu decided at their June 7 meeting in Moscow to deepen
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ISIS Zeroes in on Russian Military in Syria
Click here to open the video! Newly-released satellite images show the total destruction by the Islamic State of a Russian
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Russia Prepares to Make Syria an “Anti-Access/Area Denial” Space
Anti-access/area denial (A2/AD in military shorthand) consists of layer upon layer of overlapping sophisticated and lethal surface-to-air missile systems. It
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Russia’s Wide Berth from Syrian Escalation and Strike on Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin is determined to keep Russia and its army, navy and air force right out of the
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Russia is disengaging from Syria: Arms shipments stopped, warships exit Tartus
Russian naval vessels have unexpectedly departed the Syrian Mediterranean port of Tartus and Russian arms shipments to Syria have been
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