Sunday, December 23, 2012

Russian Special Forces seize Syrian chemical weapons

There are reports coming out of Israel that an elite unit of Russian troops has entered Syria and secured the Assad regime's stockpiles of chemical weapons.

Rebel fighters from the al Qaeda affiliated Jabhat al Nusra have been steadily making gains recently on the military complex at al Safira where the chemical stockpiles are kept.

Russian forces intervened when it appeared that the rebels were about to overrun the base.

The story is consistent with statements coming from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today assuring the world that the chemical weapons are "secure."

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