MESOPOTAMIA NEWS: MORE SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS TO MIDDLE EAST BY PUTIN / THE WESTERN LEFT IS SILENT

Russia to Send S-300 Missile System to Syria in Two Weeks: Minister

Basnews English 24/09/2018 – 15:41 ERBIL — Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu confirmed on Monday that his country will deliver an S-300 surface-to-air missile system to the Syrian regime within two weeks.

“A modern S-300 air defense missile system will be transferred to the Syrian armed forces within two weeks,” he said, noting that the system is expected to “significantly increase the Syrian army’s combat capabilities”.

It comes a week after a Russian IL-20 surveillance plane was mistakenly downed by the Syrian forces amid Israeli strikes against the Syrian regime’s targets. Moscow blamed Tel Aviv for creating dangerous conditions that caused the crash.Shoigu said that Russia will equip the Syrian anti-aircraft units with Russian tracking and guidance systems in order to identify Russian aircrafts, as reported by Reuters. www.mesop.de