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A Chinese landing craft with 1,000 marines for Syria
Debkafile ^ | 09/06/15

Posted on 09/28/2015 6:15:25 PM PDT by Enlightened1

Western naval sources reported Friday that a Chinese landing craft, the Jinggangshan, with a 1,000-strong marine battalion had reached the Red Sea en route for the Mediterranean off Syria. According to DEBKAfile, Beijing has already deployed a number of warships opposite Syria in secret. If the latest report is confirmed, this will be the largest Chinese deployment in the Middle East in its naval history.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bhomiddleeast; china; coldwar2; communism; france; iran; isis; israel; lebanon; marines; redchina; russia; sovietunion; syria; waronterror
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To: elhombrelibre

What a mess Obama is leaving for the next President.


61 posted on 09/30/2015 5:56:11 AM PDT by flaglady47 (TRUMP ROCKS)
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To: flaglady47

Agree.


62 posted on 09/30/2015 6:45:48 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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