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发帖数: 143 | 1 A Russian military unit has arrived in Syria, according to Russian news
reports, a development that a United Nations Security Council source told
ABC News was "a bomb" certain to have serious repercussions.
Russia, one of President Bashar al-Assad's strongest allies despite
international condemnation of the government's violent crackdown on the
country's uprising, has repeatedly blocked the United Nations Security
Council's attempts to halt the violence, accusing the U.S. and its allies of
trying to start another war.
Now the Russian Black Sea fleet's Iman tanker has arrived in the Syrian port
of Tartus on the Mediterranean Sea with an anti-terror squad from the
Russian Marines aboard according to the Interfax news agency. The Assad
government has insisted it is fighting a terrorist insurgency.
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The Iman replaced another Russian ship "which had been sent to Syria for
demonstrating (sic) the Russian presence in the turbulent region and
possible evaluation of Russian citizens," the Black Sea Fleet told Interfax.
RIA Novosti, a news outlet with strong ties to the Kremlin, trumpeted the
news in a banner headline that appeared only on its Arabic language website.
The Russian embassy to the US and to the UN had no comment, saying they
have "no particular information on" the arrival of a Russian anti-terrorism
squad to Syria.
Moscow has long enjoyed a cozy relationship with the Assad regime, to which
it sells billions of dollars of weapons. In return Russia has maintained a
Navy base at Tartus, which gives it access to the Mediterranean.
Last week Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia had no plans
to send troops to Syria.
"As for the question whether I consider it necessary to confront the United
States in Syria and ensure our military presence there… in order to take
part in military actions -- no. I believe this would be against Russia's
national interests," Lavrov told lawmakers, according to RIA Novosti.
Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov denied reports that Russian
special forces were operating inside Syria. He did say, however, that there
are Russian military and technical advisors in the country.
U.S. State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said the U.S. government
had not heard of the reports of Russian troops in Syria and declined to
comment.
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: A Russian military unit has arrived in Syria, according to Russian news
: reports, a development that a United Nations Security Council source told
: ABC News was "a bomb" certain to have serious repercussions.
: Russia, one of President Bashar al-Assad's strongest allies despite
: international condemnation of the government's violent crackdown on the
: country's uprising, has repeatedly blocked the United Nations Security
: Council's attempts to halt the violence, accusing the U.S. and its allies of
: trying to start another war.
: Now the Russian Black Sea fleet's Iman tanker has arrived in the Syrian port
: of Tartus on the Mediterranean Sea with an anti-terror squad from the
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【在 o**o 的大作中提到】
: A Russian military unit has arrived in Syria, according to Russian news
: reports, a development that a United Nations Security Council source told
: ABC News was "a bomb" certain to have serious repercussions.
: Russia, one of President Bashar al-Assad's strongest allies despite
: international condemnation of the government's violent crackdown on the
: country's uprising, has repeatedly blocked the United Nations Security
: Council's attempts to halt the violence, accusing the U.S. and its allies of
: trying to start another war.
: Now the Russian Black Sea fleet's Iman tanker has arrived in the Syrian port
: of Tartus on the Mediterranean Sea with an anti-terror squad from the
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