{"id":179902,"date":"2018-12-02T09:21:45","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T09:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=179902"},"modified":"2018-12-06T04:40:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T04:40:09","slug":"report-russia-completes-syrian-air-defenses-troubles-israel-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=179902","title":{"rendered":"Report: Russia completes Syrian air defenses, troubles Israel, U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

Jerusalem Post — Dec 1, 2018<\/h1>\n
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Russia has completed a comprehensive air defense system in Syria that constrains the United States’ ability to operate in the country and in the eastern Mediterranean, according to a new report published by the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War.<\/span><\/p>\n

The report paints a stark picture of increasing Russian entrenchment in Syria as Putin and the west have squared off in recent days over naval confrontations in Ukraine<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Russian moves include the deployment of S-300 and S-400 missiles and other weapons systems as well as electronic warfare capabilities in Syria. Underlying the Kremlin’s efforts, the report claims, is a wider push to force American troops to withdraw from Syria.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Syrian deployments will also severely limit Israel’s ability to launch strikes against Iranian forces in the country. Syrian media claimed that Israel targeted Iranian-backed militias in al-Kiswah south of the capital of Damascus<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, some 50 kilometers from the border with Israel, on Thursday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The US and Israel both must be prepared to suppress a larger number of air defense systems and use more expensive stealth aircraft such as the F-35 in Syria,” the ISW’s report said.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the Russian strategy also has profound implications for US power projection throughout the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Russia stands to gain a long-term strategic advantage over NATO through its new capabilities in Syria,” the report’s authors write. “The US and NATO must now account for the risk of a dangerous escalation in the Middle East amidst any confrontation with Russia in Eastern Europe.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Anna Ahronheim contributed to this report.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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