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July 22, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/07/21/Russia-eyes-Med-naval-base-in-Syria/UPI-87351248190500/

Russia Eyes Mediterranean Naval Base in Syria

[UPI] The Russian navy is planning to upgrade its Soviet-era naval base at the Syrian port of Tartus in the eastern Mediterranean. Ria Novosti Monday quoted a senior Russian navy source as saying that "following modernization, the naval maintenance site at Tartus will become fully operational."

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