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

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

North Korean soldier ‘captured in Ukraine dies’ as Putin says open to peace talks - South Korea, Ukraine and the US ...

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

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

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

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 ...

The collapse of the seemingly all-powerful Assad regime shows how fragile dictatorships are.

Acting decisively now can undermine Russia’s and Iran’s positions in the Middle East and strengthen U.S. and European ...

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