Though reluctantly given sanctuary by an exasperated Putin, fallen dictator Bashar Assad may yet be leveraged in Russia's ...

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

Moscow says it will maintain presence at two main Syrian bases; attitude of new regime toward Russian presence is still ...

Assad is believed to have been given asylum in Moscow with his family after surrendering to invading rebel forces in Syria ...

The ousting of Assad has thrown the future of Russia's bases - the Hmeimim airbase in Latakia and the Tartous naval facility ...

Despite the withdrawal from certain positions, Russia has maintained communication channels with both the new Syrian ...

Before Assad took office in 2000, his late father Hafez was president for three decades. Now, with rebels led by the Islamist ...

Hours Government a week ago, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was already out of the country, telling hardly anyone, five ...

Assad, is a significant defeat for Putin. The club of dictators he supported must now question whether backing the Russian ...

Vladimir Putin has lost his key anchor of influence in the Middle East with the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, but he seemingly knew it was coming and was chatting with new players in the region ...

Maxar satellite images show Russian military equipment being prepared to depart an air base in Syria a week after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

A Russian cargo plane has left one of Russia’s air bases in Syria this morning, a Syrian security official stationed outside ...