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 ...
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 ...
A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria’s coast, officials say. Here’s audio of its broadcasts
The AP has obtained audio of what military officials say is a broadcast from the Kildin, a Russian spy ship that drifted ...
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Snubbed in Syria, Russia Now Makes a Move on Syrian Oil
First to pay an official high-level visit to Syria was Russia, with Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov arriving in Damascus on 28 January. He met with the new President of Syria, Ahmed al ...
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Syria could allow Russia to keep its bases, new defense minister says
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria is open to letting Russia keep its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast as long as any agreement with the Kremlin serves the country’s interests ...
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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 ...
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Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
BERLIN — The time had come to bend the knee — or at least bend to reality. A delegation of Russian diplomats arrived Tuesday in a caravan of white SUVs for a summit in Damascus, Syria, and an ...
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Syria to reassess Russian military presence 'based on national interests,' may seek Assad's extradition
Syria's new government will decide the fate of Russian military bases based on national interests, Syrian Defense Minister ...
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The Russia-Iran treaty has as much to do with Syria as the U.S.
Syria was particularly crucial to Moscow, as Mr. al-Assad’s regime provided key naval air bases for the Russian military; those forces have had to withdraw. Iran, for its part, had invested ...
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Syrian Civil War: What led to the fall of the regime
After weeks of tension, the U.S. decided against military intervention after a Russian-brokered agreement held that Syria would hand over its chemical weapons for destruction. On April 8 ...