Luke Harding and Phoebe Greenwood in Tel Aviv, and Paul Owen
guardian.co.uk
May 31, 2013
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/30/syria-assad-missiles-russia-claim
Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, has said Russia will deliver anti-aircraft missiles to Syria – a claim likely to dramatically increase tensions in the region and which could provoke the Israelis to launch a future strike against the weapons.
In an interview with Lebanon’s al-Manar channel Assad refused to confirm