New air and ground weapons supplied by Russia are reportedly being utilized now by the Syrian military. This as part of a boost of support for Syrian leader Bashar Assad that has US officials concerned.
Reuters citing an unnamed Syrian military source said that the Syrian army had been training to use the weapons in the past few months and was just now beginning to deploy them. The source did not say, however, what kind of new weapons Syria was using, saying only that – quote “The weapons are highly effective and very accurate, and hit targets precisely.” The source telling Reuters. “We can say they are all types of weapons, be it air or ground.”
Syria’s foreign minister saying that Russia had provided weapons and training for Syrian troops, adding that Assad’s government would be willing to ask Russian troops to fight alongside them as they do battle with the ISIS terrorist group.
Russia has said a number of times that the weapons and other support it’s providing for Assad’s regime is aimed at fighting terrorism. Russia’s support also includes a large presence of that country’s military, but the full scope of the aid is still not clear.
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