Russian battleships, cargo ships arrive in Syria’s Tartous prior to Idlib offensive

By Editor On Aug 26, 2018

Russian battleships were sent to the Syrian port of Tartous, equipped with Kalbir missiles, in addition to several cargo ships carrying Russian equipment and weapons, as the Syrian Army mobilizing for its wide-scale offensive.

Russia builds up in preparation for the final chapter of the #Syria war: Armed with Kalibr SS-N-27 missiles, Admiral Grigorovich class frigates #ВМФ #ЧФ Admiral Grigorovich & Admiral Essen transit Bosphorus towards Med back-to-back en route to #Tartus. My pics v @reuterspictures pic.twitter.com/dE65QIYWke

— Yörük Işık (@YorukIsik) August 25, 2018

Activists on social media monitored five Russian naval vessels within the past 48 hours passing the Turkish Bosphorus strait towards Syria, including cargo ships carrying weapons and military equipment for the Syrian army, and other Russian frigates armed with Kalbir missiles.

New & powerful: Armed with Kalibr SS-N-27 missiles, #ВМФ #ЧФ second Admiral Grigorovich class frigate AdmIral Essen redeployed to Mediterranean after 58 days & transits Bosphorus en route to #Tartus #Syria pic.twitter.com/lnflQbZJzx

— Yörük Işık (@YorukIsik) August 25, 2018

In the meantime, The Syrian army continues to mobilize its forces to start the battle of Idlib. Recently, large forces belonging to the 4th division have arrived in areas in the Latakia countryside bordering the south-western countryside of Idlib.

On Tuesday, the United States, France and Britain issued a joint statement stressing their “concern at the potential for further, and illegal, use of chemical weapons.”