1 \ A senior State Department official told me that the Russian delivery of S-300 missiles to the Assad regime will only raise the risk of escalation and increase the risk to U.S. and partnered forces conducting Anti-ISIS operations in Syria
2 \ The State Department official added that the supply of the missiles "also reconfirms Russia’s continued protection of the Assad regime and ultimate responsibility for the regime’s actions"
3 \ State Department official: "Let us be clear, it was Syrian anti-aircraft systems that shot down Russia’s aircraft. Introducing even more air defenses does not solve the problem of Syria’s unprofessional & indiscriminate firing of missiles, or reduce risk to regional aviation"
