The US and Panama kicked off joint drills near the canal, Trump outlined new pressure tactics on Russia, and Cambodia is set ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria is open to letting Russia keep its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast as long as any agreement with the Kremlin serves the country’s interests, Syrian ...

Six months since the collapse of the Assad regime, the Russian military presence in Syria has remained entrenched in ...

Russia’s main base in Syria is the airfield at Hmeimin on the Mediterranean coast, close to the city of Latakia. It’s more than just an airbase: Much of Russia’s senior military personnel ...

letter from turkey. Russia Is Fighting More Than One War. I Went to Check on the ‘Other’ One. The conflict in Syria continues unabated, a sign of Moscow’s determination to outlast its enemies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad via a video conference call at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on November 9, 2020.

Claiming to target ISIS, Russia conducted its first airstrikes in Syria, while U.S. officials expressed serious doubts Wednesday about what the true intentions behind the move may be. According to ...

“If need be, Russia could quickly recruit members of these groups to fight in Ukraine,” according to Danny Makki, a Syria analyst. Joined by Iran-backed fighters from nearby Iraq, Lebanon and ...

In Syria, Russia has helped and presumably will continue to help Assad repress all resistance, not just the Islamicist variety. From Moscow’s perspective, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hand with Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Nov. 20, 2017.

Russian President Vladimir Putin aboard his presidential plane during the approach to the Russian air base in Hmeimim in the northwestern Syrian province of Latakia on Dec. 11, 2017.

As the United States withdraws from Syria, Russia is stepping in, running patrols to separate warring factions, striking deals and helping President Bashar al-Assad advance.