This illustrative image from September 26, 2019 shows a Russian navy officer on the corvette Velikiy Ustyug at the Syrian Mediterranean port of Tartus on September 26, 2019. This illustrative ...

The Russian military convoy was prevented from entering the naval base in Tartus, Syria. This is further evidence of the challenging situation Russians find themselves in following the fall of ...

After loitering off the Syrian coast for weeks, two Russian cargo ships docked at the port of Tartus, part of a reluctant mission to unravel one of the Kremlin's biggest foreign policy successes ...

Russia backed Assad in Syria’s 13-year civil war ... Russian bases are along the Mediterranean coast: a naval base in Tartus and an airfield at Hmeimim in Latakia governorate.

The Russian state media outlet TASS meanwhile cited an unnamed source in the Kremlin saying Syrian opposition leaders had guaranteed the safety of Tartus and Khmeimim. On the other hand ...

These natural barriers make it difficult for Russia to maintain unrestricted access to international waters. The port of ...

Russia has deep roots in Syria, particularly through its naval base in Tartus, a port city looking out onto the Mediterranean and its Khmeimim air base just further north. Moscow has wielded its ...

Posters were hung in Tartus on the Maronite churches, calling for them to pay the jizya, an Islamic protection tax for minorities, or convert to Islam ...

Ships departed Tartus 10 days ago to loiter several miles offshore. Russian troops were vacating smaller bases in Manbij and Kobane on Monday, the Syrian news outlet North Press Agency reported ...

Russia's presence with Syria dates back to Soviet relations with Assad's father, and resulted in a critical asset for Moscow in 1971: naval access to the deep-water Mediterranean port at Tartus.

Russia is withdrawing its naval ships from the port in the city of Tartus in western Syria. The evacuation is taking place amid a rapid offensive by opposition groups in the north-west of the country.

HMEIMIM, Syria — A convoy of Russian military vehicles rolled down the highway towards the Syrian city of Tartus on Monday as soldiers stood guard. Planes periodically descended and rose from ...