Kerry: Russian combat aircraft in Syria likely for protection of base

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia’s deployment of combat aircraft in Syria appeared to be for defending it own base there.

“For the moment it is the judgment of our military and experts that the level and type represents basically force protection,” Kerry told reporters.

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