A sectarian-fueled killing spree exposed how fragile peace is in Syria, where the government’s control is limited and tension ...

It also contains the Russian navy’s only base on the Mediterranean Sea, in the port city of Tartus. The Russians know Tartus is in trouble. On December 3, commercial satellite imagery revealed ...

Russian plans for a naval base in Sudan to secure a foreign port are alarming the U.S. and risking new tensions with Moscow ...

The UN's Volker Turk has condemned days of violence between security forces and fighters loyal to fallen dictator Bashar al-Assad. The United Nations human rights commissioner is calling for an ...

The operation is to be carried out from the port of Tartus. "At the naval base in the Syrian city of Tartus, the Russians are waiting for warships to remove equipment and weapons," Ukrainian ...

Trump's administration has warned that there could be "serious consequences" regarding Russia's plan to build a naval base in Sudan.

Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, has reiterated Tehran’s unwavering support for a sovereign, ...

He and the guards would even greet each other," he said. Attacks on Alawites spread from Latakia into the nearby province of Tartus, with some later hitting the major city of Homs inland. Rami ...

Ever since the toppling of Bashar Assad in Syria in December, Russia has been unsure whether its armed forces will be able to ...

Russia has maintained a naval hub at the Mediterranean port of Tartus and the Khmeimim air base in northwestern Syria since Moscow's military helped President Bashar al-Assad claw back the ...

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