The Kremlin covertly pre-positioned a fleet of attack aircraft in Syria in recent weeks, shipping in a fighting force for a possibly drawn-out air campaign, a leading Russian newspaper reported Thursday.
The fighter jets, bomber aircraft and helicopters are based at Khmeimi air base near the Syrian city of Latakia, the daily paper Kommersant reported, citing a source in Russia’s military command.
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