New satellite images show Russian cargo ships at the key Tartus naval base in Syria, apparently to haul away military equipment
Marine tracking data shows they arrived at Tartus last week and that Sparta II has already left the port. The images are the ...
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From Syria to Africa? Russian Cargo Ship Sets Sail From Syria’s Tartus Base
This handout satellite image taken by Maxar Technologies on Dec. 17, 2024 shows a view of military vehicles assembled in the port of Tartus in western Syria. Troops loyal to Syria’s new interim ...
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‘If We Get Benefits for Syria Out of This’ - Damascus Weighs Keeping Russian Bases
This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on October 13, 2022 shows a Russian armoured personnel carrier taking part in joint military drills at the Tartus naval ...
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For Generations, Russia Was Syria’s Main Arms Supplier, That May Be Over
The sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024 brought ... weaponry and warships from these bases. The Tartus naval base remains the only base of its kind Russia ...
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Syria Cancels Russia’ 49-Year Lease for Tartous Port
Syria’s new government has canceled a 49-year lease signed with Russia to operate the port of Tartus, home to Moscow’s sole naval base on the Mediterranean Sea. The lease, signed in 2017 ...
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Russia’s Options for Naval Basing in the Mediterranean After Syria’s Tartus
Russia's Mediterranean foothold faces uncertainty, with Tartus’s future hanging in the balance and alternative bases in Libya and Algeria offering limited, politically fraught substitutes. The fall of ...
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Russian government delegation makes first official visit to Syria since Assad's fall
DAMASCUS, Syria — A delegation of Russian officials ... preparing to evacuate the Hmeimim base or the naval facility in Tartus altogether. The termination of a contract for a Russian company ...
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Russia’s hopes to keep Syria bases fade with talks stalled
Syria’s Foreign Ministry couldn’t be reached for comment. At least one of the Russian ships, the Sparta II, designed to transport wheeled cargoes such as trucks, left the Tartus port area on ...
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Syrian authorities terminate agreement with Russian company to manage Tartus port, site of Russian military base
Syria’s new authorities have terminated an agreement with Russia’s Stroytransgaz to manage the Tartus port, Kommersant reports. The 49-year deal, signed in 2019, is no longer in effect, according to ...
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Syria Deals Blow to Putin's Fleet in Mediterranean
You can get in touch with Maya by emailing [email protected]. Syria has ended its Tartus port contract with Russia, allocating management of the facility to Damascus, according to the Kyiv ...