Russian Anti-Terror Troops Arrive in Syria

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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.

http://news.yahoo.com/russian-anti-terror-troops-arrive-syria-164035966--abc-news.html

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 Russian warships launch drill from Tartus versus US-Israeli-Greek naval exercise

Syria      On guard at the Russian missile destroyer Smetliviy    Not 24 hours after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that a pre-emptive strike (by the US and/or Israel) would violate international law, Moscow put muscle into his warning: Tuesday, April 3, the Russian guided missile destroyer Smetliviy arrived  in the Syrian port of Tartus from its Black Sea base for a naval exercise. The warship’s support group is on the way.


http://www.debka.com/article/21886/

[calmissile]

Is this the Black Sea base in Crimea?

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The image of the Russian bear stalking Iran’s northern border was dramatically changed in late March as Moscow agreed to the sale of a “defensive” missile system to Tehran, promising up to $7 billion-worth of defense transactions to follow.
“Iran has a right to defend itself,” Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying in the centrist Iran Times (March 16). “Our regional and international well-being is largely interdependent.”

http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/1185.cfm#down

Any thoughts why the Russian government wants to be so cozy and palsy with a raghead outfit like Iran and Syria?

[Muzh]

Haven't you heard? Putin is training his own personal army.

[Darth_Budda]

Haven't you heard? Putin is training his own personal army.

yes i have bc,,,
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2 апреля 2012. СРОЧНО. ОСОБОЙ ВАЖНОСТИ.
По данным источника в Министерстве Обороны,
В России готовится создание НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ ГВАРДИИ, подчиненной НЕПОСРЕДСТВЕННО Президенту России ВЛАДИМИРУ ПУТИНУ.

Численность НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ ГВАРДИИ, составит 350-400 тысяч человек, не менее 80 % - контрактники.

НАЦИОНАЛЬНАЯ ГВАРДИЯ, будет формироваться на основе Внутренних войск МВД, подразделений МЧС и Минобороны, в том числе за счет части сил и средств, входящих в ВДВ, ВВС, ВМФ и военную полицию Минобороны,
А также за счет горных мотострелковых бригад и частей спецназа ГРУ.

КОМАНДОВАНИЕ Национальной гвардией планируется возложить на главкома Внутренних войск генерала армии Николая Рогожкина.
Именно с этим была связана недавняя встреча Владимира Путина с Николаем Рогожкиным.

Источник в Министерстве Обороны также сообщает,

Что Минобороны, Совет Безопасности и Администрация Президента разрабатывают НОВЫЙ ПЛАН ОБОРОНЫ СТРАНЫ,
Исходя из задач, поставленных Владимиром Путиным в статье "Быть сильными: гарантии национальной безопасности для России".

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Политическая-партия-Защита-Путина/359883480718743

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=214028278698149&id=359883480718743
April 2, 2012. URGENT. OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE.
According to a source at the Ministry of defence, in Russia is preparing the establishment of the national GUARD, subordinate DIRECTLY to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The National Guard's strength is estimated at 350-400 thousand people, at least 80% of the enlisted men.

The NATIONAL GUARD, will be formed on the basis of internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Defense and EMERGENCY units, including part of the assets of the AIRBORNE TROOPS, the air force, the NAVY and the Defense Ministry's military police, as well as mountain infantry brigades and spetsnaz GRU parts.

COMMAND of the National Guard is entrust the Interior troops Commander General of the army Nikolai Product.
This was the recent meeting of Vladimir Putin by Nikolai Rogožkinym.

A source at the Ministry of defence also States that the Ministry of defence, the Security Council and the presidential administration are preparing a NEW PLAN for the DEFENCE of the COUNTRY, on the basis of the targets set by the Vladimir Putin article "be strong: guarantees for national security of Russia."

http://www.facebook.com/pages/political-party-Protection-Putin/359883480718743 http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=214028278698149&id=359883480718743 (Translated by Bing)

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Russian arms ship turned away from Syria. President Putin’s first misstep

The Houla massacre is therefore apt to be repeated across the country, plunging it into a full-blown civil and sectarian bloodbath.
 Moscow is beginning to fear that Russia may be stigmatized as an accessory to this horror - and especially the foreign policy choices made by the new president.

http://www.debka.com/article/22038/Russian-arms-ship-turned-away-from-Syria-President-Putin%E2%80%99s-first-misstep-

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Only Vladimir Putin can stop the slaughter in Syria....

?             ?                 ?

The Russians have stood by their ally, President Assad, since the unrest began.
They and the Chinese have ­repeatedly blocked serious action in the UN Security ­Council.
Mr Putin insists the opposition insurgents are just as guilty as the Syrian regime in carrying out civilian atrocities.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/night-copy/only-vladimir-putin-can-stop-870500

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By Jim Miklaszewski, NBC News, and msnbc.com news servicesRussia 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.
The U.S. officials also said Russia has not sent additional attack helicopters to the Syrian government, but replacement parts for the Russian helicopters the Syrians are already flying.

Videos......

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/15/12238938-us-official-russia-sends-troops-to-syria-as-peace-hopes-fade?lite

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July 10....The Russian defense ministry has dispatched a group of ships to the Mediterranean. Among their destinations is the Syrian port of Tartus. The vessels include at least three amphibious landing craft, capable of transporting armored vehicles and dozens of marines. If the force actually reaches Syria, it will represent a significant increase in Moscow's involvement there beyond delivering arms (whether new or refurbished) to the beleaguered Assad regime. The Kremlin clearly wants America and others to understand that maintaining its presence in Tartus is a very high priority for Moscow. But far from ensuring continued Russian influence in Syria and the region, this move may serve to undermine it instead.   
  It is not hard to understand why Moscow would want to retain this port, which its navy has been using since 1971. Russia cannot rapidly deploy its Black Sea fleet into the Mediterranean and beyond because of international agreements that limit the number and timing of naval vessels transiting the bottleneck of the Turkish Straits. Russia's other main ports -- in the Baltic, the Arctic Sea, and the Pacific -- are far away. Thus, for Moscow to be able to rapidly bring to bear its forces in the eastern Mediterranean and vicinity, it must be able to maintain a naval presence outside of the Black Sea.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/07/10/moscows_marines_head_for_syria