Syria, Russia

Syria Could Let Russia Keep Air and Naval Bases, New Defense Minister Says
Syria’s new government is open to allowing Russia to keep its strategic military bases in the country after the ouster of Kremlin ally Bashar al-Assad, Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra told The Washington Post on Thursday.
Syria could allow Russia to keep its bases, new defense minister says
In an interview, Murhaf Abu Qasra, a onetime leader in Syria’s insurgency, discussed moves by authorities in Damascus to build new alliances.
Russia could keep Syria military bases says defence minister
Syria's defence minister could allow Bashar al-Assad strongest ally to retain its military bases on the Mediterranean coast
Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria.
Russia’s Hopes to Keep Syria Bases Fade With Talks Stalled
Russia is struggling to retain two military bases in Syria that have enabled it to project influence in the Middle East and Africa, according to a person in Moscow familiar with the situation.
Russia could be allowed to keep its military bases, Syria says
Syria says it's open to allowing Russia to keep hold of two key military bases, months after rebel groups ousted Kremlin ally Bashar Assad.
A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria, officials say. Here's what it broadcasts
The Associated Press has obtained audio of what military officials say is a broadcast from a Russian spy ship that suffered a ...
New details of Assad's final 24 hours in Syria before his regime collapsed
Syria's former President Bashar Al-Assad fled to Moscow when rebel forces captured Damascus after a stunning sweep across the ...
Moscow will not extradite Assad and will not remove the bases: we will return to Syria after Ukraine
It became known what the new Syrian authorities are demanding from Russia to preserve its military bases. Two of the ...
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Moscow accuses West of seeking to push Russia, China, Iran into secondary role in Syria
The Russian foreign minister on Tuesday accused Western nations of attempting to push Russia, China, and Iran into secondary ...
New satellite images show Russian cargo ships at the key Tartus naval base in Syria, apparently to haul away military equipment
Newly captured satellite imagery shows Russia appearing to evacuate military equipment from a key naval base in Syria. The ...
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Snubbed in Syria, Russia Now Makes a Move on Syrian Oil
Following the ousting of Bashar al-Assad, Syria's new government is inviting investment in its oil and gas sector. The U.S.
Russian government delegation makes first official visit to Syria since Assad's fall
DAMASCUS -- A delegation of Russian officials arrived in Damascus on Tuesday for the first such visit to Syria since the fall ...