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Russia Sending Arms To Conflict-Ridden Syria And Mali
Russia has confirmed that it is currently supplying the governments of Syria and Mali with weapons and military hardware as deadly armed conflicts continue to rage on in both countries.The head of the state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Wednesday that it had delivered military equipment, including air defense systems, to the regime of Syrian President Bashar We are continuing to fulfill our obligations on contracts for the delivery of military hardware, said Anatoly Isaikin, the Interfax news agency reported. Isaikin also said that Rosoboronexport did not deliver the Iskander medium-range ballistic missiles requested by the Syrian government, nor was it planning to supply Damascus with MiG-29M fighter jets, contrary to some reports, though it had agreed to send Yak-130 light attack fighters. Russia has drawn criticism from the United States and its Western allies, as well as Arab nations, for supplying arms to the Assad regime, particularly over the Syrian militarys use of heavy artillery in civilian-populated urban areas. Posted by: tipper 2013-02-13 |
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