Britain sending Typhoon jets to Cyprus;Russia / France moves in WARSHIPS TO THE MEDITERRANEAN; China repeats “Dire Consequences” Warning… HAGEL WARNS OF WW3
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August 29th, 2013
Syria crisis: Britain sends six Typhoon fighter jets to Cyprus ahead of military strikes
Britain is sending six Typhoon fighter jets to Cyprus to guard against potential retaliation by the Assad regime in the event of air strikes against Syria.
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RAF sources said the fighters would be stationed in RAF Akrotiri to act as a “defensive shield” for the base in the event of attack by “rogue aircraft”.
The Typhoon fighters will play a “defensive counter-air” role and are not equipped to launch missile strikes on ground targets themselves. Sources said the deployment was “purely a prudent and precautionary measure”.
But the deployment will increase speculation that military action against Bashar al Assad’s regime is imminent, even before the British parliament has debated intervention.
An RAF spokesman said: “We can confirm that as part of ongoing contingency planning, 6 RAF Typhoon interceptor fast jets are deploying this morning to Akrotiri in Cyprus.
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