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Cuba Sends Top General And Soldiers To Aid Russia, Assad In Syria
Christian Datoc， 10/15/2015
A United States intelligence official told Fox News Wednesday Cuban special military forces have been spotted on the ground in Syria.
The source, speaking under the condition of anonymity, confirmed intelligence reports claiming two Russian planes landed at the Damascus airport and unloaded Cuban troops. Additionally, the reports state that Gen. Leopoldo Cintra Frias — the head of Cuba’s Armed Forces — and his personal detail recently visited and counseled his forces on how to combat with U.S. backed rebels.
Though the Obama administration has expressed a desire to normalize U.S. relations with Cuba, Jaime Suchlicki — executive director of the University of Miami’s Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies — noted that Russia has “been training the Cubans for years and supplying them with all sorts of military equipment.”
“If this information about the presence of Cuban troops in Syria now is confirmed, it would indicate that General Raul Castro is more interested in supporting his allies, Russia and Syria, than in continuing to normalize relations with the U.S.,” he said in a Tuesday statement.
Top Cuban General And Special Forces Aid Russia In Syria | The Daily Caller
Christian Datoc， 10/15/2015
A United States intelligence official told Fox News Wednesday Cuban special military forces have been spotted on the ground in Syria.
The source, speaking under the condition of anonymity, confirmed intelligence reports claiming two Russian planes landed at the Damascus airport and unloaded Cuban troops. Additionally, the reports state that Gen. Leopoldo Cintra Frias — the head of Cuba’s Armed Forces — and his personal detail recently visited and counseled his forces on how to combat with U.S. backed rebels.
Though the Obama administration has expressed a desire to normalize U.S. relations with Cuba, Jaime Suchlicki — executive director of the University of Miami’s Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies — noted that Russia has “been training the Cubans for years and supplying them with all sorts of military equipment.”
“If this information about the presence of Cuban troops in Syria now is confirmed, it would indicate that General Raul Castro is more interested in supporting his allies, Russia and Syria, than in continuing to normalize relations with the U.S.,” he said in a Tuesday statement.
Top Cuban General And Special Forces Aid Russia In Syria | The Daily Caller
