Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that Moscow will continue its supplies of military equipment to the Syrian government in the fight against terrorist groups.

Lavrov said this in a news conference on Friday, TASS news agency informs.

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has said its officials met diplomats from the Russian Embassy to discuss Sofia's move to deny overflight to a Russian aircraft convoy on Tuesday.

Russian aircraft are delivering military supplies to Syria as well as humanitarian aid, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

Russian troops have arrived in Syria to aid the Assad regime in its battle against various rebel groups and against the “Islamic State”, Israel’s defense minister said Thursday.

Russia on Sept.10 denied it was ramping up its military presence in Syria, saying it was supplying its Middle Eastern ally with humanitarian aid and military equipment in accordance with existing contracts.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Russian aircraft flying into Syria are delivering military supplies and humanitarian aid.

AP is reporting that he "shed no light on what the U.S. and NATO worry is a Russian military buildup at a Syrian airfield."

Following a growing number of media reports that Russia had escalated its military presence in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov finally admitted Thursday that the country was sending military cargo to Syria in accordance to past contacts signed between Moscow and Damascus.

Russian military experts have expanded their presence in Syria over the last year, a Syrian military official said on Sept.9, pointing to a deepening of ties which Washington fears may be a buildup to support President Bashar al-Assad. 

The United States has asked Greece to bar Russian supply flights to Syria from its airspace, a Greek official said Sept. 7, as Moscow vowed to continue arming the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

Bulgaria will not allow Russian aircraft transporting aid to Syria to use its airspace, it has been announced in Sofia on Tuesday.

"The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has rejected Russia's request for their planes to fly over Bulgaria on their way to Syria," a spokesman was quoted as telling Reuters.