Modeled on the transfer of power in Yemen, an Obama administration proposal calls for the cooperation of Moscow, which appears open to the idea. full story ![]()

Russia has shipped billions in weapons to Syria and shielded its embattled leader, Bashar Assad, from U.N. sanctions. Syria is Russia's last remaining ally in the Mideast.
oregonlive.com (18 days ago)
SYRIA President Bashar al-Assad has revealed his regime have received weapons from Russia but would not confirm if they were sent advanced anti-aircraft missiles.
dailyexpress.co.uk (19 days ago)

Syria has received its first shipment of air defence missiles from Russia, according to comments reportedly made by president Bashar al-Assad to Lebanon's Hezbollah-owned television station.
independent.co.uk (20 days ago)

The country’s embattled president reached out to the BRICS Group, which also includes Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa, after the Arab League gave Syria’s membership to the opposition.
nytimes.com (2 months and 24 days ago)

Syria has received its first shipment of air defence missiles from Russia, according to comments reportedly made by president Bashar al-Assad to Lebanon's Hezbollah-owned television station.
independent.co.uk (20 days ago)
The European Union has ended its arms embargo to Syria's outgunned rebels just as top U.S. and Russian diplomats try to persuade Syria's opposition and President Bashar Assad's regime to attend peace talks in Geneva. The diplomatic moves, accompanied by an unannounced visit by Sen. John McCain to rebel forces in Syria, aim to put more pressure on Assad to seek a negotiated...
foxnews.com (22 days ago)

Syria has received its first shipment of air defence missiles from Russia, according to comments reportedly made by president Bashar al-Assad to Lebanon's Hezbollah-owned television station.
independent.co.uk (19 days ago)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Germany on Friday warned Russia that arming President Bashar al-Assad's forces would hurt efforts to bring Syria's warring parties together for peace talks. Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking after talks with his German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle, said Russian plans to send a sophisticated air defense system to Assad also...
yahoo.com (18 days ago)

Syria has received its first shipment of air defence missiles from Russia, according to comments reportedly made by president Bashar al-Assad to Lebanon's Hezbollah-owned television station.
independent.co.uk (19 days ago)
Russia is ready to pull out the stops and possibly start supplying offensive weaponry to the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, in response to the European Union's decision to drop its own embargo on providing arms to Syria's rebels, Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told journalists Wednesday.
yahoo.com (19 days ago)
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