A top Iranian general said Russia was actually bombing the empty desert while saying it was attacking Syrian rebels
Behrouz Esbati said he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line ...
Spike in Russian flights from Syria to Libyan desert base as Moscow eyes new Mediterranean hub
Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the Libyan desert. Moscow’s goal ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN3d
Syria reportedly blocks evacuation of Russian military equipment from naval base
The Sparta II, a Russian cargo ship under U.S. sanctions, has been drifting near Tartus since Jan. 5 after leaving Baltiysk ...
A senior Assad aide said a 'trick' by Putin contributed to Syria's collapse
An Assad official claims Putin betrayed his ally by promising support that never came.
Al-Monitor on MSN1d
Russia eyes Libya to replace Syria as Africa launchpad
The fall of Russian ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria has disrupted the Kremlin's strategy not only for the Mediterranean but ...
Al Bawaba News5d
Secret document unveils Assad regime’s massive money transfers to Moscow
ALBAWABA - In a leaked document, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) exposed massive money transfers made to ...
New York Sun12d
Ukraine Courts Syria With an Eye Toward Expelling Russia From Kremlin’s Only Mediterranean Redoubts
As Russia clings to its only bases in the Mediterranean — they’re on the coast of Syria — Ukraine is moving aggressively to ...
Bashar al-Assad poisoned in Russia? Syria’s ousted president’s test results show ‘exposure to poisonous substance’
Assad, removed from power by rebels, has been under the protection of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow since ...
Syria gradually gravitates Westward: Russia, Iran left to grapple with who's the biggest looser
After Assad's regime was toppled in Syria, Iran and Russia seem to have suffered the biggest setback. Moscow and Tehran see ...
Ukraine and Syria: a budding new friendship
What is Ukraine looking to get out of it? Some of Zelenskyy's moves are "raw power play", aimed at "rubbing the Kremlin's ...
CNN12d
Spike in Russian flights from Syria to Libyan desert base as Moscow eyes new Mediterranean hub
But given Syria’s uncertain trajectory, Moscow will want to hedge its bets in a region of growing strategic importance. “Even if the new rulers allow Russia to keep the Hmeimim air and Tartus ...
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Spike in Russian flights from Syria to Libyan desert base as Moscow eyes new Mediterranean hub
(CNN) — In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the Libyan desert. (CNN) — In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ...