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Russian, North Korean Arms Ships, Paid For by Iran, Dock in Syria
(Ha'aretz) Anshel Pfeffer - Senior Syrian opposition figures told Ha'aretz that two cargo ships - the ODAI from North Korea and the Professor Katsman from Russia - were scheduled to dock Saturday in Latakiya and Tartus in Syria. According to reports in Arab media, the Professor Katsman is carrying arms for the Syrian army. A senior opposition figure said that "North Korea is also continuing to send arms to Syria. The shipments arrive by air and sea and they are being paid by a special slush fund that the Iranian government set up for this purpose."