Russia Sends Black Sea Warship To Syria-Source -- Reuters(Reuters) - Russia dispatched a destroyer-class warship to Syria on Tuesday, a source in the Russian Navy told Reuters, and another military source was quoted as saying four more Russian ships were en route to the violence-torn country.
Moscow has been the major ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as he battles an armed uprising, but the source quoted by Interfax news agency said the ships' mission had nothing to do with the conflict.
Interfax quoted the military source as saying the ships were carrying marines on a training mission as well as food, water and fuel for Russia's naval maintenance and repair base in Syria's Mediterranean port of Tartous.
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Update: Russia 'sends six warships to Syria' but denies it has anything to do with growing tensions -- Daily Mail
My Comment: I doubt that Russia will involve it's military forces in Syria's civil war. The alternative .... positioning naval forces for evacuation .... makes far more sense. The question is .... who will the evacuate. Russian personnel and citizens .... or .... maybe .... senior leaders of the Syrian regime.
Hmmmm .....
I am just speculating.
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