Russia is expanding its military options in Syria
Russian forces have trained and equipped Syrian forces while providing missing elements, above all air power
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- Combat deployment
- Special forces
- Equip-and-train programme
- Coordination and logistics
- Lessons learned
- Next steps
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_350.jpg "Mi-28 helicopter gunships, a type deployed in the Palmyra operation, here on display outside Moscow (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov)")