Russia sent support ship 'Sparta' to join the warship fleet that fled Tartus last month. It is likely they are negotiating a ...

Using Tartus, and the Hmeimim air base, about 60 kilometers up the coast, Russian forces helped Syria’s air force obliterate swaths of Syrian cities, causing major civilian casualties while ...

Russia hasn't mass-evacuated troops and gear out of its key bases in Syria. A senior analyst said the signs would be clear — such a retreat would be difficult to hide.

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.

Russia used the air base in Hmeimim and naval base at Tartus to support Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s 13-year civil war. But now, Assad is gone.

HMEIMIM, Syria (AP) — A convoy of Russian military vehicles rolled down the highway towards the Syrian city of Tartus on Monday as soldiers stood guard. Planes periodically descended and rose ...

Russia is withdrawing its naval ships from the port in the city of Tartus in western Syria. The evacuation is taking place amid a rapid offensive by opposition groups in the north-west of the country.

Russia hasn't mass-evacuated troops and gear from Syria; it's likely waiting the situation out. Analysts say attempts to withdraw would be obvious.

New satellite images show Russian cargo ships docked at Tartus to haul away military equipment. Russia's presence at the key naval base in Syria fell into uncertainty after the Assad regime ended.

Fall of Assad puts Russia’s large military footprint in Syria at risk. The United States and other nations have bases in the country, but none as large or significant as Russia’s.

Russia has deep roots in Syria, particularly through its naval base in Tartus, a port city looking out onto the Mediterranean and its Khmeimim air base just further north.

HMEIMIM, Syria (AP) — A convoy of Russian military vehicles rolled down the highway towards the Syrian city of Tartus on Monday as soldiers stood guard.