Russia provides Syria with Yakhont anti-ship missiles

Well, here's something those Russian ships might be doing near the Syrian port of Tartus: They just might be delivering Yakhont land-to-sea missiles. Despite the growing civil war in Syria, Russia is honoring an order, earlier this year, for an unspecified number of SSN-26 Yakhont anti-ship missiles. The order was finally confirmed eight months ago, after four years of haggling and efforts by