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Russia moves into Syria to boost Assad, send signal to West
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Russia moves into Syria to boost Assad, send signal to West
Beirut (AFP) – Russia’s recent military build-up in Syria aims not only to boost the embattled regime of crucial ally Bashar al-Assad but also to send a strong signal to the West, experts say.
With President Vladimir Putin set to make Syria a key issue of his address to the UN General Assembly in New York later this month, Moscow is making it clear that it will not be ignored in the Middle East.
The build-up has underscored deep international divisions on Assad, has complicated efforts to tackle the jihadist Islamic State group and left Washington scrambling to respond.
For Daragh McDowell, an analyst with the Verisk Maplecroft consultancy, there is little doubt the move is “aimed at forcing the US and the West to re-engage with Moscow.
“This is an attempt to ensure Russian views on the future of Syria and the fight against (IS) cannot be dismissed,” he said.
Russia’s alliance with Syria goes back half a century, with many Syrian military officers receiving training there and Moscow maintaining a naval base in the port of Tartus.
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US officials and sources on the ground say in recent weeks Russia has bolstered its presence, including in Latakia province, a stronghold of the regime and Assad’s traditional heartland.
Russia has reportedly moved artillery units and tanks to an airport in Latakia province, along with dozens of personnel and temporary housing for hundreds more.
– Assad military ‘fatigue’ –
Residents of the province describe an influx of Russians in local shops and restaurants and a Britain-based monitoring group reported Russia was building a runway at an airport in Latakia.
The build-up comes at a difficult time for Assad in the civil war that has ravaged Syria for more than four years, leaving more than 240,000 dead….More
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