Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.
The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...
Putin open to peace talks in Slovakia as reports claim North Korean soldier captured - Four Russians accused of helping ...
Although Russia has managed to avoid an economic collapse, its war with Ukraine and military involvement in Syria have ...
In an hourlong televised meeting with his top military brass, Vladimir Putin left Syria unmentioned and made it clear that ...
The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could ...
Russia used the air base in Hmeimim and naval base at Tartus to support Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s 13-year civil war. But now ...
The Tartous naval base is its only Mediterranean repair and resupply hub, and Hmeimim is a major staging post for military ...
The Russian military sites in Syria include a naval port on the Mediterranean Sea to berth submarines and an airfield to ...
The collapse of the seemingly all-powerful Assad regime shows how fragile dictatorships are.
Acting decisively now can undermine Russia’s and Iran’s positions in the Middle East and strengthen U.S. and European ...