Russia has built up its forces in Syria since a cease-fire collapsed in late September, sending in troops, planes and advanced missile systems, a Reuters analysis of publicly available tracking data shows.
The data point to a doubling of supply runs by air and sea compared to the nearly two-week period preceding the truce.
It appears to be Russia's biggest military deployment to Syria since President Vladimir Putin said in March he would pull out some of his country's forces.
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