[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Maybe they are there just to operate some of the latest stuff Assad bought from the Russkies...but they are there.

[NormsRevenge]

JUst STay Outsda Bekaa Valley.. Could get real hot there .. and soon..

[Marine_Uncle]

I’m really surprised the Russians had waited this long to make a move. Of course they have had that port of entry for a long time. It may turn out to be as simple as their interest in protecting their assets at the port and some other facilities. That at least could be viewed as a logical move that does not necessarily threaten anyone other then those that might want to destroy their property.

[SunkenCiv]

br>Thanks Ernest_at_the_Beach, additional:

• ABC Reports Russian Troops Have Arrived In Syria, Russia Denies
• Russian Anti-Terror Troops Arrive in Syria

thanks U-238:

• Russia's Stake in Syria and Iran

sidebars, thanks sukhoi-30mki:

• Russia Takes Control of Ukraine’s Security Forces
• Russian Air Force Adopts New Cruise Missile
• Submarines: The Quiet Bulwark of the Russian Navy