The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could ...

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...

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

Russian forces have completely withdrawn from most of their positions in Syria, but they remain at the Hmeimim airbase and ...

Although Russia has managed to avoid an economic collapse, its war with Ukraine and military involvement in Syria have ...

Former CNN Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty says that Vladimir Putin spinning Russia’s withdrawal from Syria as a victory ...

Moscow achieved its goals in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed during his annual press conference and a call-in ...

Russia used the air base in Hmeimim and naval base at Tartus to support Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s 13-year civil war. But now ...

The Tartous naval base is its only Mediterranean repair and resupply hub, and Hmeimim is a major staging post for military ...

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the ...

In an hourlong televised meeting with his top military brass, Vladimir Putin left Syria unmentioned and made it clear that ...

Russia is nearing an agreement with Syria’s new leadership to keep two vital military bases in the Middle East state, a key ...