A top Iranian general said Russia was actually bombing the empty desert while saying it was attacking Syrian rebels
Behrouz Esbati said he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line ...
Syrians hope for a future without Russia, but it may not be easy
Assad's regime, Russia lost a key all in the Middle East - but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria.
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Syria’s Damascus International Airport to resume global flights following the fall of Assad’s regime
International flights in and out of Syria’s main airport in Damascus will resume next week after being halted since rebels ...
Russia’s fight for Syria isn’t over
The Khmeimim airbase in Latakia has been a lifeline for Russia’s expanding influence in Africa, from Libya to several ...
Bashar Al-Assad Poisoned In Russia? Reports Of Ousted Syrian President's Strained Relationship With Putin Surfaced
Recent media reports suggest that former Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad was the target of a suspected poisoning attempt on ...
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Russia pulls hundreds of troops out of Damascus
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Russia has evacuated at least 400 soldiers from the Damascus region in recent days in co-ordination with ...
Has Assad Been Poisoned in Russia? What We Know
A Russian Telegram channel has claimed that Bashar al Assad may have been poisoned, sparking online speculation about the ...
Russia moving equipment at Syrian bases, satellite images show
Russia is moving a large amount of military equipment in Syria, signalling preparations for a partial withdrawal, analysts ...
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Ukraine Courts Syria With an Eye Toward Expelling Russia From Kremlin’s Only Mediterranean Redoubts
As Russia clings to its only bases in the Mediterranean — they’re on the coast of Syria — Ukraine is moving aggressively to ...
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Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall
The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan. With the dust still ...
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Russia evacuates some embassy staff from Damascus
Russia has evacuated some staff from its diplomatic missions in Damascus, as well as personnel from the embassies of Belarus, North Korea, and Abkhazia, according to the Foreign Ministry’s Crisis ...
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Russia ‘not leaving’ two main bases in Syria
Russia, a longstanding ally of Assad, granted the ousted Syrian leader asylum last weekend after helping him to flee his country as the rebels approached Damascus. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has ...