RUSSIAN MILITARY IN SYRIA By: Brendan, Matt, Colton, Tristan, Vincent
Are the Russians taking advantage of the tragedy happening in Syria?
The country of Syria has a population of 22.83 million people, but 9 million of them have fled. Nearly half of their population has fled their country for their lives.
The Russians have decided to try to help resolve the issue, by bringing in their military personnel and vehicles. They have brought in 28 warplanes, 3 surface to air missile systems, 9 tanks and 500 Russian troops.
This is an issue because the Russians have a history of violating NATO agreements when they invaded Ukraine, and now have military in Syria, which they may not withdraw after the conflict gets solved. Therefore taking advantage of the war torn country.
If we look at this in a way of strategic point of view, the country of Russia is at the top of the continent, so its point of invasion will be limited. While Syria is close to Africa, Asia and Europe. So if the Russians had control over Syria, their point of invasion will be far more efficient from the Russian perspective.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/iraqi-warplane-accidentally-bombs-baghdad-150706095247679.html
Very interesting read. you should go more in depth with why the Russians would wanna use Syria and maybe your personnel opinion.
ReplyDeleteWhat do believe would be Russia's next 'big move' they gain control of Syria?
ReplyDeleteGreat article! Why do you think the Russians may want to take over Syria, what would they gain out of it? Are there any natural resources or things that could potentially bring in money for the Russian government in Syria?
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