The Russian military is still stationed at its Syrian bases after ... base in Tartus and Khmeimim Air Base — which are ...

With Syrian rebels only 50 miles away, Russia has evacuated all its warships from Tartus, its only naval base in the Mediterranean, satellite photos show. Situated 100 miles east of Cyprus and 100 ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

NAPLES, Italy — Russia’s sudden loss of operations at its bases in Syria could deliver a gut ... showed that naval piers home to Russia’s Mediterranean task force in Tartus remained empty.

The march of the Syrian rebels led by the group ... "You need to have a steady presence and without this base, Russia's presence in Mediterranean will be in question," Yörük Işık, head of ...

In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched ... military presence in the Mediterranean. For nearly a decade, the Hmeimim air base and Tartus naval facility ...

Two Russian military bases in Syria are crucial for Moscow's presence in the Mediterranean Sea and in Africa. VOA Russian speaks to a range of U.S. experts and officials to see if Russia has any ...

A Russian soldier stands next to submarines at the Russian naval base in the Syrian Mediterranean port of Tartous on Sept. 26, 2019. — MAXIME POPOV/AFP via Getty Images Russia confirmed on Thursday ...

Russian Bases in Syria Threatened by Insurgent Advance ... East and its ability to project power in the region, across the Mediterranean and into Africa. They also risk dealing an embarrassing ...

Militants attacked a Russian air base in Syria, killing two soldiers, a Syrian government official and a local activist have said.