Top NATO general: Russia building anti-access bubble over Syria - The Jerusalem Post
Top NATO general: Russia building anti-access bubble over Syria The Jerusalem Post Tuesday September 29 th , 2015 at 12:33 PM 1 Share An Israeli-Russian military working group is designed to coordinate Syria-related activities. Russia is building advanced, long-range air defenses in its new air base on the Syrian coast, which could disrupt the military activities of the US and its allies in the sector, NATO's top commander, Gen. Philip Breedlove, warned on Monday, according to a report that appeared in the Breaking Defense website. Breedlove is Commander of US European Command, and the 17th Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations. He spoke of a new Russian bubble of anti-access/area denial [or A2/Ad, as it is known in the Pentagon] in the eastern Mediterranean. This can be used to try and keep Western militaries out of the airspace over and near Syria. "From where NATO’s top commander Gen. Philip Breedl