Two Russian warships laden with military vehicles have been spotted en route to the Syria after Friday's US-led airstrikes obliterated three suspected chemical weapons sites
Bloomberg: Russian Missiles Alarm Israel, Stoking Risk of Next Syria Crisis
* Threatened delivery of S-300 air defenses to Assad is red line
* Israel would likely try to blow them up, says ex-intel chief
Angered by last week’s U.S. attack on Syria, Russia warned that there would be consequences. Only one of them was spelled out: The Kremlin said it may supply its Syrian ally with state-of-the-art air defenses.
If the prospect rings alarm bells among President Bashar al-Assad’s enemies, they’re likely to be loudest in Israel, not the U.S. Israel carries out airstrikes in Assad-controlled Syrian territory much more frequently than the U.S., as it seeks to prevent a military buildup near Israeli borders by Assad’s other key backer, Iran.
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Update #1: Russia’s just made a secret delivery to Syria. What does the smokescreen hide? (News.com.au)
Update #2: Following US strikes in Syria, Israel concerned by new Russian weapons (The Hill)
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WNU Editor: From the above Bloomberg article, this is ominous ....
.... Israeli analysts and former defense officials say there’s only one likely response from the Jewish state if the S-300 surface-to-air missile systems are delivered to Syria: An immediate attempt to blow them up.
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Or for the assault on NE Syria which will be a huge problem for us. It could include Russia Syria and Iran. If Turkey stands neutral we will be overrun. Im not sure we could stop it with airpower alone.
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