Putin Sends Air Defense Missiles to Syria to Deter Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered state-of-the art air defense missile systems to be deployed at a Russian air base in Syria following the downing of a Russian warplane by Turkey
Putin Sends Air Defense Missiles to Syria to Deter Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets the press in Nizhny Tagil in the Ural mountains, Russia, on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
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In this photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. showing a Russian Su-24M during a Russian air raid in Syria. Russia has been carrying out airstrikes on Islamic State group fighters in Syria since the end of September at the request of President Bashar Assad, Russia's long-term ally. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
In this photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. showing a Russian Su-24M during a Russian air raid in Syria. Russia has been carrying out airstrikes on Islamic State group fighters in Syria since the end of September at the request of President Bashar Assad, Russia's long-term ally. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP
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