Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate ...
The 3 Biggest Themes From the Tulsi Gabbard Hearing
DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard faced heavy lines of questioning from lawmakers skeptical of her past endorsement of NSA leaker ...
A mysterious meeting with Syrian president is at the center of spy chief's nomination fight
In 2015, Gabbard was part of a congressional trip led by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to the Turkish-Syrian border to see the impact of the war. As part of that trip, they visited Gaziantep, where civilians ...
Tulsi Gabbard Faces a Skeptical Senate
A Senate committee will consider Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence after ...
For Generations, Russia Was Syria’s Main Arms Supplier, That May Be Over
It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.
Al-Monitor15d
Syria’s new government ends Russian lease of Tartous port: What we know
further restricting the Russian presence in the country since the fall of the former Assad regime last month. The director of the customs department at the Tartous governorate in western Syria, Riyad ...
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Tag: Syria, Russia, Turkey, Iran, Assad, ICRC
Russia, Iran and Turkey agree that the priority in Syria is fighting “terrorism” and not the removal of Bashar al-Assad, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters after a ...
Middle East Eye19d
HTS raids and forced disappearances fuel fear in Syria’s Alawi heartlands
looking for those who had previous ties to the Assad regime' - Mahmoud, Zahra resident The government leveraged opportunities for formal education abroad, in countries such as Russia and Iran ...