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September 7, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/05/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa-idUSKCN0R50QV20150905

U.S. Concerned over Russian Moves in Syria

(Reuters) Secretary of State John Kerry expressed U.S. concern over reports of Russia's enhanced military build-up in Syria in a telephone call on Saturday with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. A U.S. security source said there are signs of a Russian move to intervene beyond its robust support of the last few years. The New York Times reported Russia has dispatched a military advance team to Syria and has sent prefabricated housing units to a Syrian airfield near Latakia. U.S. officials said Russia could deploy up to 1,000 advisers or other military personnel to the airfield.

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