US official: Russia sends troops to Syria as peace hopes fade:
"Russia is sending armed troops to Syria amid escalating violence there, United
States military officials told NBC News Friday, in a move certain to frustrate Western
efforts to put pressure on the regime of President Bashir Assad.
Moscow has sent a ship carrying a small contingent of combat forces to guard
Russia’s deep-water port and military base at the Syrian city of Tartus, the US
officials said."
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