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 ...

Opposition forces have seized control of Syria's strategic Mediterranean port city of Tartus, consolidating their grip on the country following the dramatic fall of Damascus and President Bashar ...

The Syrian port of Tartus has been a key hub for Russian vessels for more than five decades and has grown in importance since the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine on ...

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 ...

By Christiaan Triebert and Riley Mellen Satellite imagery and ship tracking data reviewed by The New York Times show that Russian naval and commercial activity in the key Syrian port of Tartus ...

The lightning advance of rebels in Syria and their rapid capture of the cities of Aleppo and Hama are threatening one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proudest achievements, his 2015 ...

Russia’s military bases in Syria were a major asset for Moscow before ... bases are along the Mediterranean coast: a naval base in Tartus and an airfield at Hmeimim in Latakia governorate.

The Russians are withdrawing ships from the Tartus port in Syria and transferring weaponry from the Khmeimim Air Base by air. Source: Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence on Telegram Quote: "After losing ...