Russia says missile systems for Syria will deter intervention

 

Israel and France had urged Moscow to refrain from sending high-precision S-300 missile systems to President Bashar al-Assad’s government, which is battling a Western and Gulf Arab-backed insurgency. Russian officials have not disclosed whether S-300s have actually been sent to Syria, seeming to confirm Israel’s air force chief, who said last week the shipment of the missiles was on its way to Syria. (Read more)