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US Official: Russia Sends Troops To Syria As Peace Hopes Fade -- MSNBC
Russia is sending armed troops to Syria amid escalating violence there, United States military officials told NBC News Friday, in a move certain to frustrate Western efforts to put pressure on the regime of President Bashir Assad.
Moscow has sent a ship carrying a small contingent of combat forces to guard Russia’s deep-water port and military base at the Syrian city of Tartus, the US officials said.
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My Comment: Even though this is a small detachment of Russian troops .... the optics in the Middle East will see it differently. On a side note .... the best explanation that that I have found (so far) on why Moscow supporting the Assad regime can be found at this BBC post/analysis.