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Russian Build Up In Syria Unprecedented
« on: September 10, 2015, 11:43:20 am »
...and Obama just handed Iran nuclear capabilities.  Any doubt that Obama is out to destroy both Israel and the United States?? Anyone else see a huge possibility that an attack on U.S. will prevent the 2016 elections and Obama will remain in control??  Nothing nor anyone has stopped this president.  God help us!

Russian military build-up in Syria ‘unprecedented,’ officials say

U.S. officials are expressing growing concern about Russia's military build-up in Assad-controlled Syria, calling it "unprecedented" -- with one telling Fox News it compares in scope to Vladimir Putin's incursion into Crimea.

"It's beginning to look like Crimyria," the official told Fox News.

Two U.S. officials who have reviewed the latest intelligence told Fox News that satellite imagery reveals more flights of massive Russian An-124 "condor" military cargo planes landing in Syria. They are offloading troops, including just under 50 Russian marines, and armored vehicles.

U.S. officials said the Russian activity in Syria is unlike any they've seen since the start of the Syrian civil war four years ago.

"This is definitely a build-up straight out of Russia's military doctrine," said one official.

The Russian government is not denying the build-up.

Russia's Foreign Ministry disclosed early Wednesday that Russian military experts indeed are assisting forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in that country's long-running civil war. ...

...But the build-up is escalating despite Secretary of State John Kerry calling his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov over the weekend to voice "concerns" about Russian military presence.

In a statement released Saturday after Kerry's call with Lavrov, the State Department warned that Russia's continued actions could "further escalate the conflict" and "risk confrontation with the anti-ISIL Coalition operating in Syria."...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/09/10/russian-military-build-up-in-syria-unprecedented-officials-say/?intcmp=hplnws
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