Fuming at the Turkish attack on and destruction of their Su-24 bomber in Syrian airspace, Russia has announced the deployment of significant new air defense equipment to the Syria-Turkey border, including the Moskva guided-missile cruiser, which will park off the coast of Latakia to destroy any “target that may pose danger.”
The Moskva is equipped with anti-aircraft missiles and an air defense system similar to the S-300 systems that are already deployed in some parts of Syria. The Russian Defense Ministry says they are going to cut military contact with Turkey as well in protest over the attack.
The biggest move, however, is likely to be Russia’s announcement that future bombing runs in northern Syria are going to include escorts of fighter jets, a move that is likely to dissuade hasty attacks on the bombers in future incidents along the border.
Turkey maintains that the Russian plane crossed the border, but US officials say they can’t confirm that this was the case, and that the plane was definitely inside Syrian airspace when Turkey attacked it.
The Russians should be sent home, they have no business propping up a minority, dictatorial and murderous regime. Putin is murderous and is spreading his terror tactics to the Middle East. Turkey should supply the rebels with all equipment neccessary to shoot down Russyam military aircraft and Detroit Assad’s tanks. Russia has still not been punished for shooting down passenger Malaysian Airlines flying over Ukraine. The West is duplicitous in condemning the carnage in Paris but is silent about the terror attack on Malaysian Airlines by Russian terror groups.
1. Russia didn't attack the Malaysian Airlines commercial jetliner. Ukraine did. There is no reputable source that states Russia downed that aircraft.
2. The terrorist attack regarding a commercial jetliner, was the Russian commercial airliner that suffered more deaths, including many children, than the Paris attacks, that didn't evoke any sympathy from fake patriots.
3. There are many minority, murderous regimes in the Middle East that we support, including apartheid Israel.
And how do you propose to send them home tough guy? Stupid, unintelligent statements such as yours are typical of uneducated Americans. The US military knows full well that there is no military solution to the Russians being in Syria. In fact they are legally in Syria under international law while the US is in violation of such law. But I guess you did not know that either.
'they have no business propping up a minority, dictatorial and murderous regime.'
Like the USG is propping up the illegal regime occupying Palestine.
MH-17 was shot down by Kiev's nazis. You are all Kool-Aid all the time.
Get an old electric cord, strip the ends, tape them to your temples, and plug it in. If you survive the DIY electroshock brain-wipe, start over again, but this time pull you head out of your backside, unwrap yourself from the flag, and get in touch with reality.
Russia is the only party in the Syrian conflict with any legitimacy whatsoever. Russia has had a long standing agreement with Syria and invited in by Assad.
Who invited US and the 'coalition of dummies' into Syria?They have started another illegal preemptive war without UN approval. US claim to be fighting ISIS yet until Russia turned up there was little evidence of it We still have no concrete proof that MH17 was brought down by Russian rebels or Ukraine Army.
Elephants rutting.
Russia, the USG and its flunkies, should consider the consequences of
escalating this nightmare. Now would be a good time to bring the USG
backed civil war in Syria to a peaceful settlement.
Putin is getting more and more bogged down in Syria! No wonder both the Turks and the Ukrainians are sticking their tongues out at him! I wonder why the Moskva is anchoring offshore and not tying up in the naval base itself. Could the base be so small that Moskva can't get in?
Russia is the ONLY Nation GENUINLY attempting to combat terrorism in the region.
Shame on the other Nations