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 ...

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 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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Satellite images appeared to show Russian forces packing up and dismantling military equipment at one of their key bases in Syria on Friday, suggesting that it may be preparing for a military ...

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 ...