May 24, 2013

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has joined a major U.S. ballistic missile defense
project.

May 19, 2013

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Russia has delivered to Syria an enhanced variant of a
coastal defense system meant to repel any sea-based offensive against the regime
President Bashar Assad.

May 16, 2013

LONDON [MENL] -- Syria was believed to have received components of Russia's
S-300PMU2 air defense system.

May 02, 2013

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has determined that Syria developed
an advanced air defense network that was one of the most effective in the
Middle East.