Russia seeking airspace clearance for military flights into Syria

Earlier this month, the Kremlin denied an Israeli news report that Moscow is planning to send warplanes and personnel to Syria, now the LA Times says Russia has approached a country neighboring Syria for airspace clearance of its military aircraft into Syria.

By Dmitriy Pichugin (http://russianplanes.net/id78174) [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

Anonymous U.S. officials also told the paper that spy satellites have spotted possible military housing being built near the international airport in Latakia province.

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