At a Russian air base in Syria, questions loom over Moscow’s place in the country
HMEIMIM AIRBASE, SYRIA — The Sukhoi fighter aircraft punched through the clouds, its growl echoing over Russia’s Hmeimim ...
Moscow Scrambles to Secure Syrian Bases Amid Withdrawal Signs
There are indications that Russia is securing its Syrian bases amid concerns that Russian presence in the region may not last ...
How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and ...
Putin breaks silence on Syria crisis: 'Haven't met Assad since granting him asylum in Moscow'
In his first comments on Assad’s downfall, Putin said that he hadn’t yet met the former Syrian ruler, whom he has given ...
Opinion: Syrian government collapse shakes up Middle East
How the collapse of the Syrian government shifts power dynamics in the Middle East, including Russian influence ...
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Putin says Moscow achieved its goals in Syria, promises to ask Assad about missing U.S. journalist
During Vladimir Putin’s year-end press conference on Thursday, NBC journalist Keir Simmons asked him about Russia’s role in ...
Syria's Assad is in Moscow after deal on military bases: Russian state media
Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian ...
Its Syrian Bases in Doubt, Russia Sends Cargo Flights to Libya
A military official at al-Khadim air base in eastern Libya said that a half-dozen Russian planes — some coming from Russia ...
Assad dispatched $250mn of Syria’s cash to Moscow
Bashar al-Assad’s central bank airlifted around $250mn in cash to Moscow in a two-year period when the then-Syrian dictator ...
A Russian general assassinated, Trump’s Nato push, and the US military campaign in Syria – a look at world events this week
From Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov’s killing to new revelations highlighting Bashar al-Assad’s reliance on Moscow, ...