“Reports are surfacing that Hezbollah and Iranian fighters are moving into Syria to supplement the Syrian Army. So it looks like Russia has its ground forces.”
Lots of chatter this morning about HEz participating in a big way in attacks in Northern Syria this morning.
Also twitter saying that the Russian 810th Naval Infantry (Marines) Brigade landed in last night in Lattakia.
If true, that would jive with the info that the “Syrian Express” through the Bosphorus has picked up significantly in recent days, with landing ships seen from the Baltic and Northern Fleets, as well as the 4 ships of the Black Sea Fleet that have been running it for a year.
Any indication that they will be going outside the wire to conduct operations or just base defense?
Regarding my earlier about the Syria Express, tweets are saying several Russian ships have already passed through today.
Otrakovsky & Korolev southbound, Novocherkassk, TCG Bodrum and now Russian intelligence vessel Kildin northbound.