NATO General Worried About Russian Military Build-Up In Syria: "We see some very sophisticated air defenses going into these airfields. We see some very sophisticated air-to-air aircraft going into these airfields," Breedlove told an audience at the German Marshall Fund in Washington. "I have not seen (the Islamic State) flying any airplanes that require sophisticated air-to-air capabilities."
NATO General Worried About Russian Military Build-Up In Syria Tuesday September 29 th , 2015 at 5:01 PM 1 Share Agence France-Presse 7:30 p.m. EDT September 28, 2015 NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe US Gen. Philip Breedlove speaks during a Sept. 4 press conference at the military airport near the town of Slatina, Kosovo. (Photo: Armend Nimani/AFP) WASHINGTON — NATO Gen. Philip Breedlove expressed concern Monday about the strength of Russia's military build-up in northwestern Syria and the apparent creation of a defensive "bubble" in the Mediterranean. The supreme allied commander in Europe for the 28-member military alliance said Russia had sent advanced weaponry beyond what is needed to fight the Islamic State group — meaning the hardware is to protect Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "We see some very sophisticated air defenses going into these airfields. We see some very sophisticated air-to-air aircraft goi