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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Syria amassing air defense systems near Israeli border — report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Syrian army is reinforcing its aerial defenses near its border with Israel, a top commander in a pro-Assad militia tells Reuters.
The unnamed commander, who is not Syrian, tells the news agency that stationing the Russian-made Pantsir S1 batteries in the Syrian Golan aims “to renew the air defense system against Israel in the first degree.”
He adds that additional defenses will be stationed in the area in the coming days.
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