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Monday, April 01, 2013

Israel tracking Russian troop movements in Syrian port?

This one is surreal. A report in the Sunday Times of London (where else?) claims that IDF's Shayetet 13 planted listening devices in rocks in the Syrian port of Tartus to track the movements of Russian troops.
According to the report, the materials were planted under cover of darkness by the IDF’s Shayetet 13 naval commandos, who spent several hours on the island installing the equipment and ensuring that it worked. The commandos had allegedly visited the island previously to collect information on the local rocks, so that the equipment could be properly camouflaged.
“Any unusual activity by the Russians in Tartus, such as a sudden evacuation of families and non-essential personnel, would be good indicators for the Israelis that something big was happening,” The Times quoted a defense source as saying.

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Earlier this month, Syrian state-run TV released pictures of the devices Damascus said were designed to photograph, register and transfer data.
The television footage aired on Syrian TV showed what looked like a camera and a satellite dish, and other objects that resembled rocks. Plastic boxes resembling batteries and cables were also displayed.
 I wonder if we've also sent the vulture and the shark. Heh.

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