Russian Military in Syria: An Attempt to Boost Talks

... “intervention.” Russian cargo planes and ships have continuously traveled to Syria throughout the conflict delivering both humanitarian aid and arms. In fact the intensification of Moscow’s aid to Bashar Al Assad began in 2014 when Russian navy’s Syria-bound ships began passing through the Bosphorus more and more often. According to some intelligence Russians were allowed to use the Latakia air base where they started assembling prefabricated accommodation for 1,000 military personnel and have set up an air traffic control unit. The Alawite stronghold of Latakia has recently been rocked by explosions causing fears that it may soon ...