Russia deployed S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Syria's western coast on Tuesday in a move apparently aimed at preempting possible US airstrikes on Syrian army positions.
The move came in response to reports published earlier this week that Washington was considering targeting forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, and it was followed closely by a thinly veiled threat that the missiles' radius could be "a surprise" to all unidentified flying objects operating in Syria.
"Any missile or airstrikes on the territory controlled by the Syrian government will create a clear threat to Russian servicemen," Gen. Igor Konashenkov, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, said in a statement released on Thursday.
He also implied that the Russians would likely not have enough time to determine whether the jets were American before shooting them down.


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