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Russia sees signs of ‘possible US strike on Syria’
By Reuters - Aug 28,2018 - Last updated at Aug 28,2018
MOSCOW — The Russian ministry of defence said on Monday it had noticed Washington was building up its military forces in the Middle East in preparation for what Moscow feared was a possible strike on Syrian government forces, Russian news agencies reported.
Major-General Igor Konashenkov was quoted by agencies as saying that the USS Ross, a guided-missile destroyer, had entered the Mediterranean on August 25 armed with 28 Tomahawk cruise missiles capable of hitting any target in Syria.
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