(ABC News) Kirit Radia and Rym Momtaz - The Russian Black Sea fleet's Iman tanker has arrived in the Syrian port of Tartus with an anti-terror squad from the Russian Marines aboard, according to the Interfax news agency. Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov denied reports that Russian special forces were operating inside Syria. He did say, however, that there are Russian military and technical advisors in the country.
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