[Errant]

Agree, No Western MSM reports but lots of third world and fringe sites reporting:

http://endtimeheadlines.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/war-drums-china-has-now-sent-ships-to-the-coast-of-the-pla-navy-syria/

Found this report by DEBKA:

A Chinese landing craft with 1,000 marines for Syria – reports

DEBKAfile September 6, 2013, 12:31 PM (GMT+02:00) Western naval sources reported Friday that a Chinese landing craft, the Jinggangshan, with a 1,000-strong marine battalion had reached the Red Sea en route for the Mediterranean off Syria. According to DEBKAfile, Beijing has already deployed a number of warships opposite Syria in secret. If the latest report is confirmed, this will be the largest Chinese deployment in the Middle East in its naval history.

These reports cite reports from Egypt and the Chinese PLA. Will keep and eye open for any reports from western sources and ping you if I see any.

Thanks,

[Jeff Head]

Nothing credible to this point, and that ship would never enter the Med alone, even in good circumstances.

No reason for them to do this in terms of compelling interests. If we get pictures of it passing through the canal from a credible outlet, I will take it seriously.

But even if it did, that vessel will not provide any material military advantage to Syria or the Russians.

[GOPJ]

...a Chinese landing craft, the Jinggangshan, with a 1,000-strong marine battalion had reached the Red Sea en route for the Mediterranean off Syria. According to DEBKAfile, Beijing has already deployed a number of warships opposite Syria in secret. If the latest report is confirmed, this will be the largest Chinese deployment in the Middle East in its naval history.

Thanks for sharing...