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Russia has begun withdrawing a large amount of military equipment and troops from Syria following the ouster of former Syrian ...
Russia has evacuated some staff from its diplomatic missions in Damascus, as well as personnel from the embassies of Belarus, ...
The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...
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 ...
Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.
Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the ...
Russia, a longstanding ally of Assad, granted the ousted Syrian leader asylum last weekend after helping him to flee his country as the rebels approached Damascus. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has ...
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 ...
A lengthy convoy of Russian military vehicles rolled down the highway heading towards the Syrian city of Tartous on Monday as ...
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Monday it was up to Syrians to determine their own future and called for an "inclusive" ...
A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine claims was sent to Syria to collect weapons has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, according to ...