"Syria has been asking from Russia to give it the possibility to defend it from air strikes," he told CNN's Ace newshound Christiane Amanpour.
| The Jerusalem Post adds: |
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Despoiler of Deraa...
, outfitted with an advanced guidance system that makes them more effective than the older version of the missile Russia sold to Syria, The New York Times
...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
cited two American officials as saying on Thursday.
| The older version is the one that didn't notice Israeli airplanes heading toward and away from turning Syria's prized nuclear bomb manufactury into fine rubble, yes? |
...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
“It enables the regime to deter foreign forces looking to supply the opposition from the sea, or from undertaking a more active role if a no-fly zone or shipping embargo were to be declared at some point,” Brown said, “It’s a real ship killer,” he added.
According to the Times report, Syria ordered the coastal defense version of the Yakhont system from Russia in 2007 and received the first units in early 2011.