Russia’s Abrupt Setback in Syria Creates Headaches for Putin
Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.
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 ...
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 ...
At a Russian air base in Syria, questions loom over Moscow’s place in the country
HMEIMIM AIR BASE, Syria — The Sukhoi fighter aircraft punched through the clouds, its growl echoing over Russia’s Hmeimim air ...
Russian presence in Syria remains. But it's unclear for how long
Russia’s intervention on behalf of former Syrian leader Bashar Assad once turned the tide of Syria's civil war ...
Russian military has begun large-scale withdrawal from Syria, US and Western officials say
Russia has begun withdrawing a large amount of military equipment and troops from Syria following the ouster of former Syrian ...
Putin denies Russian defeat in Syria, says Israel is the main winner
Russian President Vladimir Putin denied on Thursday that Russia's nine-year intervention in Syria had been a failure, but ...
Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but ...
Russia Withdraws Air-Defense Systems, Other Advanced Weaponry From Syria to Libya
After the fall of the Assad regime, Russian cargo planes flew equipment from Syria to bases Moscow controls in eastern Libya, ...
Putin’s Humiliation in Syria Reverberates in Russia
The collapse of the seemingly all-powerful Assad regime shows how fragile dictatorships are.
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Who Lost More Weapons—Russia in Syria or America in Afghanistan?
Jubilant rebels bloodlessly entering the capital, a president in flight, a stunned foreign patron negotiating the evacuation ...
Cargo vessel sent to transport Russian military equipment from Syria breaks down in open sea, Ukraine's intel claims
Concurrently, marine traffic monitors show a Vladivostok-bound cargo ship, Ursa Major, previously registered as Sparta III ...