According to an exclusive report of DEBKAfile, Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning-CV-16 has seen docked at the Syrian port of Tartus, accompanied by a guided missile cruiser.
DEBKAfile’s military sources report that the Chinese aircraft carrier passed through the Suez Canal on Sept. 22, one day after the summit in Moscow between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
When they talked, Putin made no mention of the Chinese warship entering the eastern Mediterranean or its destination. Its arrival has upended the entire strategic situation surrounding the Syrian conflict, adding a new global dimension to Moscow and Tehran’s military support for Assad.
The Chinese troops are expected to join the Russian forces in the Latakia region, where the Russians are building a massive military base.
“The Chinese will be arriving in the coming weeks,” a Syrian army official told Lebanon-based news website – Al-Masdar Al-‘Arabi.
When they talked, Putin made no mention of the Chinese warship entering the eastern Mediterranean or its destination. Its arrival has upended the entire strategic situation surrounding the Syrian conflict, adding a new global dimension to Moscow and Tehran’s military support for Assad.
The Chinese troops are expected to join the Russian forces in the Latakia region, where the Russians are building a massive military base.
“The Chinese will be arriving in the coming weeks,” a Syrian army official told Lebanon-based news website – Al-Masdar Al-‘Arabi.
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