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| Russians survey new airbase on Syria-Turkey border |
| 2016-01-22 |
| Russia appears to be making preparations to establish a new airbase in Syria, this time along the border with NATO-member Turkey, a senior U.S. official tells Fox News. The move is bound to anger the Turkish government months after the downing of a Russian jet by the Turks. A handful of Russian military personnel, including engineers, has been seen in the vicinity of a largely abandoned airfield in Qamishli, a city in northeast Syria along the border with Turkey. The area is largely controlled by Syrian Kurds, with pockets of regime-controlled territory including the airport. Russia and Syria’s Kurds have a common enemy in Turkey and make natural allies. |
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