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- Syrian girls walk by the rubble of a house which was destroyed during a military operation by the Syrian pro-Al Assad army, in the town of Taftanaz, 15 km east of Idlib. Syria is Moscow’s firmest foothold in the Middle East, buys weapons from Russia worth billions of dollars and hosts the Russian navy’s only permanent warm water port outside the former Soviet Union.
Moscow: Russia is preparing to send marines to Syria in the event that it needs to protect personnel and remove equipment from its naval facility in the Mediterranean port of Tartus, Interfax news agency reported on Monday.
Syria is Moscow’s firmest foothold in the Middle East, buys weapons from Russia worth billions of dollars, and hosts the Russian navy’s only permanent warm water port outside the former Soviet Union.
The report cited an unidentified officer in the naval command. The Navy and Defence Ministry declined immediate comment.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama were due to meet later on Monday for talks on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Mexico.
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