Evidence is emerging that Russia may be ramping up its military involvement in Syria in a bid to help the ailing regime of President Bashar al-Assad stave off ISIS and other rebel groups. American intelligence officials told The Telegraph that Russia is building a military base in Assad’s Alawite stronghold of Latakia. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is “already giving Syria quite serious help with equipment and training soldiers, with our weapons.” “We really want to create some kind of an international coalition to fight terrorism and extremism,” Putin added. Over the course of the 55-month Syrian conflict, …read more
Source: Business Insider
