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.
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 ...
European imperialists demand Russian withdrawal from Syria as great-power conflicts simmer following Assad’s downfall
The call, combined with various promises of economic and constitutional support to the Islamist regime led by Hayat Tahrir al ...
At a Russian air base in Syria, questions loom over Moscow’s place in the country
HMEIMIM AIR BASE, Syria — The Sukhoi fighter aircraft punched through the clouds, its growl echoing over Russia’s Hmeimim air ...
The National on MSN1d
Ukraine aiming to replace Russian grain imports in Syria
Ukraine is capitalising on its strategic asset – grain exports – to carve out a diplomatic foothold in Syria, a longtime ally ...
Kremlin Denies Bashar Al-Assad's Wife Exiled in Moscow 'Filed for Divorce'
The Kremlin has denied reports that claim Asma al-Assad is seeking a return to London following her husband's exile in Moscow ...
Yahoo1mon
Russia is protecting Syria's former strongman. But it's also talking to the rebels who ousted him
Moscow frequently uses Syria as a staging area to move its military contractors in and out of Africa. It had an agreement with the now-deposed Syrian regime to lease the spaces until 2066.
The Associated Press on MSN20d
Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall
Russia and Turkey backed opposing sides in Syria’s civil war that started in 2011, putting them on a collision course.
New York Sun8d
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 ...
Yahoo1mon
Syria's Assad is now in Moscow, Russian state media says
He said Syria's ousted president ... Bashar al-Assad and his family are now in Moscow, Russian state-owned news agency TASS is reporting, citing a source in the Kremlin. PHOTO: Syrian President ...
The Straits Times1mon
Syria’s Assad in Moscow after fleeing country, will be given asylum: Russian state media
MOSCOW - Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds, a Kremlin source told Russian news agencies on Dec 8 ...
Russia’s fight for Syria isn’t over
The Khmeimim airbase in Latakia has been a lifeline for Russia’s expanding influence in Africa, from Libya to several ...