The Turkish government sent 35 vehicles, including a tank contingent, to Hatay province along the border with Syria between Sept. 4 and Sept. 5, according to Dogan news agency, NOW Lebanon reported Sept. 5.
Three Russian warships, the intelligence ship SSV-201 Priazovye and two landing ships, passed through the Bosporus on Sept. 5 on their way to the eastern Mediterranean, AFP reported.
The Italian government sent the Andrea Doria destroyer along with a helicopter and 195 personnel to the coast of Lebanon as part of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon to protect its personnel in the event of an intervention in Syria, Anatolian news agency reported Sept. 5.
Russia has suspended deliveries of S-300 air defense systems to Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Channel One state TV on Sept. 4, AFP reported.
A Russian missile cruiser is en route to the eastern Mediterranean to take over the navy's operations in the region, a Russian military source said Sept. 4, Reuters reported, citing Interfax.
Eight people were killed and 15 injured Sept. 3 in north Sinai when four Egyptian Apache helicopters fired missiles at purported arms depots in al-Thoma, al-Mahdeya and al-Moqataa, Al-Ahram reported, citing MENA.
