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Russia's Syria force grows to 4,000 http://reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0ST2G020151105 Moscow's military force in Syria has grown to about 4,000 personnel, but this and more than a month of Russian air strikes have not led to pro-government forces making significant territorial gains, US security officials and independent experts said.
Moscow, which has maintained a military presence in Syria for decades as an ally of the ruling Assad family, had an estimated 2,000 personnel in the country when it began air strikes on Sept. 30.
The Russian force has since then roughly doubled and the number has grown, US security officials said. The Russians have suffered combat casualties, including deaths. (...)
Russian foreign ministry declined to comment on the size on the Russian contingent in Syria or any casualties it has suffered. (...)
