Russian sources say that no S-300 anti-aircraft missiles have been shipped to Syria as yet, rejecting claims by Assad that he had received the first shipment of the long-range surface to air missiles.
In an interview on a Hezbollah-controlled television station in Lebanon, Syria's president said that he has accepted the first shipment of S-300 anti-aircraft from Russia.
United States Senator John McCain crossed into Syria from the Turkish border with Free Syrian Army Commander General Salam Idris on Monday to meet with Syrian rebels in what the rebels are calling an extremely significant visit.
It was reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that Chinese hackers had located and stolen the blueprints for the $630 million spy agency headquarters that is nearing completion in Canberra.