MESOP : WASHINGTON POST REPORT

 Russia may be ramping up support for the Assad regime with new shipments of armored personnel carriers, training and advisory forces, and possibly air support.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/09/02/russias-involvement-in-syria-might-be-ramping-up/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=%2AMideast%20Brief