(MintPress)—Speculation about what is actually happening on the ground in Syria is intensifying as the government of President Bashar al-Assad continues to flex its military and political muscle. On Tuesday, Damascus angrily rejected reports that Moscow had sent Russian troops to support the regime against the Syrian opposition, calling them baseless and untrue. Russia’s defence ministry supported Assad’s assertion, […]
(MintPress)—Speculation about what is actually happening on the ground in Syria is intensifying as the government of President Bashar al-Assad continues to flex its military and political muscle. On Tuesday, Damascus angrily rejected reports that Moscow had sent Russian troops to support the regime against the Syrian opposition, calling them baseless and untrue. Russia’s defence ministry supported Assad’s assertion, […]