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Russia's troubled retreat: Turmoil in Syria disrupts evacuation
Assad, the Russian-backed dictator of Syria, has led to Russia needing to evacuate its military contingent from the country.
Syria Cancels Port Management Contract With Russian Firm, Sources Say
DAMSASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's new ruling administration has cancelled a contract with a Russian firm to manage and operate ...
Tagtik on MSN2d
Syria: new government severs ties with Russia
The new Syrian government has annulled the 2019 lease agreement that granted a Russian company rights to operate the port of ...
Al-Monitor4d
Syria’s new government ends Russian lease of Tartous port: What we know
The new authorities in Syria ended an agreement with the Russian company managing the key port of Tartous in the latest sign ...
The National Interest1d
Russia’s Global Losing Streak Continues in Syria
In December, the brutal Assad regime collapsed. The Russian military, which had a significant naval, ground, and air presence in the country, had to pull out its forces as quickly as possible. The ...
Syrians hope for a future without Russia, but it may not be easy
Assad's regime, Russia lost a key all in the Middle East - but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria.
Foreign Affairs2d
Don’t Let Geopolitics Ruin Syria’s Transition
The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north ...
Syria Marks A Global Retreat Of Russian Power: The West Must Step Up
From Syria to Libya to Georgia, Putin's grip on his global empire is loosening. Thus far only Turkey and Israel benefit. Will ...
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Opinion/Guest column: High stakes for US in wake of Syrian regime's fall
A worker tears down the pictures of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, his father Hafez al-Assad, the late Hezbollah leader Sayyed ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN3d
Russian cargo ship Sparta II docks in Syria after weeks drifting at sea, tracking data shows
The Sparta II, a Russian cargo ship under U.S. sanctions, had been drifting near Tartus since Jan. 5 after leaving Baltiysk ...
Associated Press2d
Southern rebels loom large as Syria’s new rulers try to form a national army
As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country’s northwest late last year, officials from ...
The National Interest2d
Russia Lost Syria. Can Libya Replace It?
The fact of the matter is, though, the Russo-Iranian alliance in the Middle East has been dealt a serious blow with the loss of Assad’s regime in Syria. That is now being made all the more evident by ...