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The base has been at the heart of Moscow’s military effort in support of Assad since 2015, when the Russian air force began bombing insurgents who were threatening his grip on power
world Updated: Jun 28, 2017 00:08 IST
http://www.hindustantimes.com/world...an-air-base/story-60ZR1RJQIJRAWVylhWgcGJ.html
A handout picture released on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency on June 27, 2017, shows President Bashar al-Assad (R) being welcomed by a Russian soldier during his visit to the Hmeimim military base in Latakia province, in the northwest of Syria.(AFP)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a Russian air base at Hmeymim in western Syria on Tuesday, his first visit to the base from which Russian jets have played a crucial role in support of his war effort.
Photos circulated showed the Syrian leader in the cockpit of a Russian Sukhoi SU-35 warplane. He inspected weapons, personnel and armoured vehicles at the base near Latakia.
He was accompanied by Russian chief of staff General Valery Gerasimov, state news agency SANA reported.
“The Syrian people will not forget that its Russian brothers stood next to them in this national war,” Assad wrote in a visitors’ book at the base, SANA reported.
The base has been at the heart of Moscow’s military effort in support of Assad since 2015, when the Russian air force began bombing insurgents who were threatening his grip on power. Assad has also been backed in the war by Iran.
Assad has been touring areas north and northwest of Damascus in recent days, a rare trip out of his seat of power in the capital that has reflected his confidence, with his military position seemingly unassailable in western Syria.
On Sunday he performed Eid prayers in the city of Hama, the first time he has visited the city since the start of the conflict. Assad has also visited wounded soldiers in the Hama countryside, accompanied by his wife Asma and children, state media reported on Tuesday.
http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?pg=6&id=762887
June 28, 2017 10:36
Armenia not planning to deploy servicemen to Syria for now - defense minister
YEREVAN. June 28 (Interfax) - Yerevan is not considering the possible deployment of its servicemen to Syria for now but does not rule out the eventual discussion of this option, Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan said.
"In addition to the humanitarian assistance program, we are not discussing any other program in Syria, especially the deployment of our servicemen," Sargsyan said at a press conference on Wednesday.
"Is this discussion possible at all? I do not rule out a situation in which we, as a country, have such a wish if every relevant condition is created. These will not be conscripts but only servicemen enrolled by contract, who may be deployed at their own wish," he said.
The minister added he was not expecting the matter to be discussed in the near future.
world Updated: Jun 28, 2017 00:08 IST
http://www.hindustantimes.com/world...an-air-base/story-60ZR1RJQIJRAWVylhWgcGJ.html
A handout picture released on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency on June 27, 2017, shows President Bashar al-Assad (R) being welcomed by a Russian soldier during his visit to the Hmeimim military base in Latakia province, in the northwest of Syria.(AFP)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a Russian air base at Hmeymim in western Syria on Tuesday, his first visit to the base from which Russian jets have played a crucial role in support of his war effort.
Photos circulated showed the Syrian leader in the cockpit of a Russian Sukhoi SU-35 warplane. He inspected weapons, personnel and armoured vehicles at the base near Latakia.
He was accompanied by Russian chief of staff General Valery Gerasimov, state news agency SANA reported.
“The Syrian people will not forget that its Russian brothers stood next to them in this national war,” Assad wrote in a visitors’ book at the base, SANA reported.
The base has been at the heart of Moscow’s military effort in support of Assad since 2015, when the Russian air force began bombing insurgents who were threatening his grip on power. Assad has also been backed in the war by Iran.
Assad has been touring areas north and northwest of Damascus in recent days, a rare trip out of his seat of power in the capital that has reflected his confidence, with his military position seemingly unassailable in western Syria.
On Sunday he performed Eid prayers in the city of Hama, the first time he has visited the city since the start of the conflict. Assad has also visited wounded soldiers in the Hama countryside, accompanied by his wife Asma and children, state media reported on Tuesday.
http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?pg=6&id=762887
June 28, 2017 10:36
Armenia not planning to deploy servicemen to Syria for now - defense minister
YEREVAN. June 28 (Interfax) - Yerevan is not considering the possible deployment of its servicemen to Syria for now but does not rule out the eventual discussion of this option, Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan said.
"In addition to the humanitarian assistance program, we are not discussing any other program in Syria, especially the deployment of our servicemen," Sargsyan said at a press conference on Wednesday.
"Is this discussion possible at all? I do not rule out a situation in which we, as a country, have such a wish if every relevant condition is created. These will not be conscripts but only servicemen enrolled by contract, who may be deployed at their own wish," he said.
The minister added he was not expecting the matter to be discussed in the near future.