Russia: Military Plans To Expand Naval, Air Bases In Syria

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Russia plans to improve and expand its naval and air bases in Syria, Interfax news agency and Reuters reported Jan. 15, citing an unnamed source. The source told Interfax that Russia will start repairing a second runway at Hmeimim air base near Latakia, while the Tartus naval base will be upgraded in order to handle bigger ships such as cruisers.

https://www.stratfor.com/situation-report/russia-military-plans-expand-naval-air-bases-syria?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=article

 

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Another reason why Russia wasn't going to allow the Syrian government to fall.