LATAKIA, Syria-For years, soldiers from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria roamed freely through coastal cities. War planes flew from the complex to bombard Islamist rebels fighting Mr Bashar al ...

Reports suggest that negotiations over Assad’s fate are closely tied to the broader normalization of relations between ...

Days before the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, Russia said the Syrian ... both expand its economic footprint in Syria and hold on to its military bases there.

The issue of Russian bases in Syria is linked to the negotiating process between the Russians and Syria’s new authorities, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said ANKARA, December 13.

Footage and satellite images reviewed by The Times show civilians in the compound. Thousands have fled violent unrest in the country’s coastal region. By Euan Ward Malachy Browne and Sanjana ...

Russia Gambles to Keep Military Bases in Post-Assad Syria By Samia Nakhoul and Timour Azhari LATAKIA, Syria (Reuters) - For years, soldiers from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria roamed freely ...

Now, with those rebels in power, Moscow senses an opportunity to both expand its economic footprint in Syria and hold on to its military bases there. It is a surprising rapprochement. Russian ...

LATAKIA, Syria (Reuters) - For years, soldiers from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria roamed freely through coastal cities. War planes flew from the complex to bombard Islamist rebels fighting Bashar ...