Map Shows Syria's Critical Role for Russia's Africa Operations. Published Dec 11, 2024 at 6:11 AM EST Updated Dec 11, 2024 at 6:30 AM EST. By .

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday branded an Islamist-led offensive that has captured swathes of territory an attempt to redraw the regional map in line with US interests.His comments in a ...

Russia and Iran have sway over government-held areas, the single biggest chunk of Syria. The United States has forces in the northeast and east, backing the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.

The Syrian regime responded by shelling rebel-held areas while the Russian air force carried out air strikes. Fighters from HTS in military vehicles in the eastern outskirts of Atarib, Aleppo, on ...

In 2015, Russia sent thousands of troops to Syria to help keep President Assad in power. In return for this military assistance, Russia was given 49-year leases on two key military bases.

The map below shows the territorial control of various groups as of December 3. ... Syrian state television said Russia was providing Syria’s military with air support.

Assad, now in Russia, is urged to provide secret Syrian jail maps. A senior Russian official confirmed to NBC news that Bashar al-Assad was in Russia after rebel forces took power.

As many in Syria celebrated the end of the long rule of Bashar al-Assad, rumors swirled about his whereabouts. After a day of intrigue, the mystery was solved when Russian state media announced he ...

Russia's operations across Africa are now in jeopardy, compromised by the abrupt collapse of former Syrian President Bashar ...

BEIRUT (AFP) — Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday branded an Islamist-led offensive that has captured swaths of territory an attempt to redraw the regional map in line with U.S. interests.

In 2015, Russia sent thousands of troops to Syria to help keep President Assad in power. In return for this military assistance, Russia was given 49-year leases on two key military bases.