What Russia’s army in Syria stands to lose after fall of Assad
The Kremlin confirmed on Dec. 11 that longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad had fled to Moscow after rebels took the capital city of Damascus in a lightning offensive that shocked the world. Assad’s exile in Russia comes as little surprise.
Fall of Assad puts Russia’s large military footprint in Syria at risk
The Russian military sites in Syria include a naval port on the Mediterranean Sea to berth submarines and an airfield to project power across the Middle East and Africa. But after rebels ousted Kremlin-backed President Bashar al-Assad, the future of these installations is uncertain.
Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick ...
Our columnists write how the house of cards that Vladimir Putin has so carefully stacked is folding before our eyes ...
Russia has abandoned its Tartus naval base in Syria since the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, satellite images have ...
Russia is providing sanctuary to Bashar al Assad, after the swift collapse of the Syrian leader's regime, Russia’s deputy ...
Russia hasn't mass-evacuated troops and gear from Syria; it's likely waiting the situation out. Analysts say attempts to ...
With Syrian opposition forces advancing rapidly toward the capital, Damascus, President Bashar al-Assad’s fate lay in ...
For Moscow, intervention in Syria's civil war in 2015 was proof that it had regained its status as a global power and ...
Russian warships could be seen at a naval facility in Tartus earlier this month, but on Monday, they were gone.
Rebel forces in Syria said they have captured four cities in the past 24 hours and entered the capital Damascus.
Russia potentially losing bases in Syria would significantly affect Russia's ability to operate in Africa, said the ISW think ...
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