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 ...
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 ...
The New York Times10d
Images Suggest Russia Is Packing Up Equipment in Syria
Ben Hubbard and Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from Damascus and Idlib, Syria The Russian military appeared to be packing up equipment at one of its most critical bases in Syria on Friday, in what ...
Middle East latest: Assad says he wanted to stay in Syria but Russia evacuated him
Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the ...
Syria’s ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Russia's military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after it came under ...
The Associated Press on MSN15d
Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say
Russia media say ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad has fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally ...
Russia says Syrians must decide future of their country
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Monday it was up to Syrians to determine their own future and called for an "inclusive" ...
Syrian rebels declare Damascus 'free' from Assad. Here's why his regime's apparent collapse has major implications for Russia and Iran.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew out of Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, as rebels said they had ...
The Financial Times9d
Russia pulls hundreds of troops out of Damascus
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Russia has evacuated at least 400 soldiers from the Damascus region in recent days in co-ordination with ...
Al Jazeera English14d
‘A blow to Putin’s prestige’: What al-Assad’s fall means for Russia
After overseeing 13 years of the devastation that has come to define Syria’s civil war, the country’s former president, Bashar al-Assad, has fled Damascus for Moscow. “Following his talks ...