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Monday, August 27, 2018
Russia claims US readying to strike Syrian government forces
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA top Russian official says the US is bolstering its military forces in the Middle East in preparation for a strike against Syrian government forces.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov tells reporters the US is “building up the cruise missile carriers group in the Middle East as part of preparations for another provocation in Idlib Province to be presented as an alleged use of chemical weapons.”
Konashenkov says the USS Ross entered the Mediterranean yesterday, armed with 28 Tomahawk cruise missiles capable of hitting anywhere in Syria.
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