Russia potentially losing bases in Syria would significantly affect Russia's ability to operate in Africa, said the ISW think ...

The Khmeimim airbase in Latakia has been a lifeline for Russia’s expanding influence in Africa, from Libya to several ...

following a ceasefire brokered in March 2020 by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The map below shows Syria’s territorial control before November 27.

Vladimir Putin has been humiliated yet again as Russian forces continue to flee Syria, with local residents seen jeering at ...

As many in Syria celebrated the end of the long rule of Bashar al-Assad, rumors swirled about his whereabouts. After a day of intrigue, the mystery was solved when Russian state media announced he had ...

An offensive by opposition forces in Syria is redrawing the map of areas controlled by the rebels, despite Russian-backed airstrikes by President Bashar al-Assad and his government forces on the ...

A visual guide to the latest developments after Syrian rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad 13 years after the start of the country's civil war.

Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.

His comments in a phonecall with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian came as Syrian and allied Russian warplanes launched deadly raids ... and fragmenting the countries in it and redraw the map in ...

A Russian-flagged cargo vessel has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, per Russia's foreign ministry. The Ursa Major ship went down after an explosion in the engine room, the ministry said. It comes after ...

Russia's operations across Africa are now in jeopardy, compromised by the abrupt collapse of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime with looming questions hanging over the Kremlin about ...

In 2015, Russia sent thousands of troops to Syria to help keep President Assad in power. In return for this military assistance, Russia was given 49-year leases on two key military bases.