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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Russia set to build up its naval facilities in Syria
Tartus in Syria
The Russian Navy will expand and modernize its Soviet-era naval maintenance site near Tartus in Syria to support anti-piracy operations off the Somali coast, a high-ranking navy source said on Monday.
About 50 naval personnel and three berthing floats are currently deployed at the Tartus site, which can accommodate up to a dozen warships.
"Two tug boats from the Black Sea Fleet will deliver a new berthing float to Tartus," the source said.
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Those pirates have proven to be a remarkable political resource for the world's navies. They have provided a ready justification for nearly every kind of activity and expenditure. Frankly, if they didn't exist, we would have had to invent them.
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