11 Russian Warships Leave Syrian Port To Conduct Exercises

Update: The Russian warships leaving port has been reported as a drill, as InterFax reports:

Russian Navy ships, starting from April 11, will conduct exercises near the coast of Syria, follow from the international notification for aviation personnel (NOTAM) and navigational warning for seafarers.

The reports contain the coordinates of the closed area, as well as the conduct of training shooting there.

The training area, located in the international waters of the Mediterranean, is adjacent to the sea border of Syria. It will be closed on 11-12, 17-19 and 25-26 April from 10 to 18 Moscow time.

Currently, as part of the permanent operational connection of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, there are about 15 warships and vessels providing the Black Sea Fleet, including the carriers of the Caliber cruise missiles Frigates Admiral Grigorovich and Admiral Essen, as well as submarines that repeatedly struck at the targets of terrorists in Syria.

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US equity markets are re-surging following headlines that satellite images show eleven Russian battleships leaving a port in Syria. It appears the market has interpreted this as potentially reducing the immediate fears of a proxy war becoming a world war, though some would argue it is the opposite as ships cannot fight at port and are potentially moving into a more strategic position.

A snapshot of the port of Tartus, shows the Russian warships at anchor before, according to ISI:

And after: a single Russian submarine remains at Tartus.

More details from Fox News:

Additionally, a Russian lawmaker has confirmed that Moscow is in direct contact with US military staff for Syria.

This sent Nasdaq above yesterday's highs as the machines ran stops.

And the Ruble has reversed all its losses for the day and is now higher..

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ted41776 Wed, 04/11/2018 - 12:15 Permalink

regime change it is then! i'm so happy i voted for the candidate who promised to stand against starting wars with countries thousands of miles away under false pretenses

divingengineer nmewn Wed, 04/11/2018 - 12:58 Permalink

The Casus Belli is the gas attack.  Who is responsible and for what reason is unclear. The Assad regime would be unwise to repeatedly provoke a response from the world's self appointed policeman at a point when they have gained the upper hand in the civil war? That is more like the last act of a desperate person.

 

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booboo divingengineer Wed, 04/11/2018 - 13:30 Permalink

Yes the righteous would have to examine the facts and measure America to the same standards ie. dead civilians, where bombed out civilians are starving (Yemen) Saudi Arabia is good now that they support Israel (who by the way has the patent on “the right to exist”)

God damn tough to be a mainstream plastic banana starched up Christian now that the espouse doctrines of the devil of “kill steal and destroy” as opposed to “live peaceably amongst all men” and “Love thy neighbor as thyself” on top of supporting the wiping out their own kind (Christians) in Syria 

but hey, they most likely would have joined the Roman army (on second thought no they wouldn’t have, did their chairs have arms back then?)scratch that, CHEERED yea that’s it; the occupation of Israel and helped round them up for mass crucifixion. What a fucked to contorted way to live but hey, I used to think the same way once so if this dumb country boy could wake up there is hope for even the most confused evangelical Christian. At least Sgt York put up a good fight before the drug him off to war.

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fx Mr. Universe Wed, 04/11/2018 - 12:33 Permalink

Goes to show what morons are running the stock market these days.

war ships that leave a port are much more likely to get ready for a battle than those that stayed at the port.

Nobody in his right minf would leave them all concentrated in a port when an enemy attack is incoming.

But morons seem to think that Russian ships are running for the hills. They don't.

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