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    Russia Sends Attack Helicopters to Syria, U.S. Official Says

    SEP 18 2015, 1:33 PM ET

    Russia Sends Attack Helicopters to Syria, U.S. Official Says

    by JIM MIKLASZEWSKI and COURTNEY KUBE



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    Four Russian attack helicopters and four Russian transport helicopters have arrived in Syria in the past day, and Russia is also preparing to send attack jets, a senior American defense official told NBC News on Friday.

    The disclosure came hours after the top U.S. and Russian defense officials spoke on the phone for the first time in more than a year to talk about the crisis in Syria, where Russia is building a military presence.


    Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu told his U.S. counterpart, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, that the Russian buildup is "defensive in nature," according to a senior U.S. defense official.


    Shoygu also said that the buildup was to honor Russian commitments to the Syrian government, the official said. The official refused to speculate that those commitments might include Russian military support and protection of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.


    Russian military support for the Assad government, which U.S. military officials say would probably include airstrikes against Syrian rebels attempting to overthrow the regime, would create a dilemma for the Obama administration. President Obama has long stressed that the Assad regime "must go."


    The Pentagon described the conversation between Carter and Shoygu as constructive and said they agreed to keep talking. They talked about ways to de-escalate the conflict in Syria and fight ISIS, the Pentagon said.


    Satellite imagery on Thursday showed the recent arrival of Russian tanks and other military equipment at an air base in the Latakia coastal region of Syria. The Pentagon said on Monday that it had seen a "continued steady flow" of equipment and people for more than a week.


    The eight helicopters that have arrived in the past day are based just outside Latakia, the official said.


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    Russia supports the Assad government, while the United States supports the insurgents fighting him in a bloody four-year civil war.


    The United States suspended talks between its military and the Russian military last year, after Russia seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine.

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    Russia deploys 28 combat planes in Syria: US officials

    September 21, 2015 7:17 PM



    Russia has sent 12 SU-25 ground attack aircraft, similar to the one pictured here on March 26, 2015, to Syria, US officials say (AFP Photo/Sergey Venyavsky)


    Washington (AFP) - Russia has deployed 28 combat planes in Syria, US officials said Monday, confirming the latest move in Moscow's increasing military presence in the war-torn nation.

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    Washington in recent weeks has expressed growing concern over Russia's moves to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and warned that militarily backing his regime risks further hampering efforts at bringing peace.

    Experts said the buildup is likely a prelude to military action.


    "There are 28 fighter and bomber aircraft" at an airfield in the western Syrian province of Latakia, one of the officials told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.


    A second official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the figure and added there were also about 20 Russian combat and transport helicopters at the base.


    That official also said Russia was operating drones over Syria, but did not give additional details.


    According to the officials, Russia has sent 12 SU-24 attack aircraft, 12 SU-25 ground attack aircraft and four Flanker fighter jets.


    Analyst Jeffrey White of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy said: "They are not going to sit around and defend the airfield or maybe even the province of Latakia.


    "This kind of aircraft suggests that the Russians intend to exert their combat power outside of Latakia in an offensive role."


    Moscow has been on a diplomatic push to get the coalition of Western and regional powers fighting the Islamic State group in Syria to join forces with Assad against the jihadists.


    US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Friday, ending an 18-month freeze in military relations triggered by NATO anger over Moscow's role in the Ukraine crisis.


    They agreed to continue discussions, which are crucial to lessen the risk of incidents involving coalition forces and Russian forces operating in the same air space.


    The US-led coalition is carrying out almost daily strikes against the jihadists in Syria.

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