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NATO Details Russia’s Syria Buildup

Ground force assembly ‘impressive” but purpose still unclear

By Julian Barnes

Oct. 7, 2015 10:27 a.m. ET BRUSSELS—Russia has built up a battalion-sized ground force inside Syria with rocket artillery and its most advanced tanks that is capable of more than just protecting its military bases in the country, the U.S. ambassador to NATO said on Wednesday.
Douglas Lute, the U.S. representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, said the intent of the Russian military build up is unclear, but they have quickly brought in combined...