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Russia has supported the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad since 2011 with political, military and economic aid. The web page explains the historical and geopolitical background of the conflict, the Russian intervention and its consequences, and the international reactions.
On 5 October 2023, a Syrian military graduation ceremony at the Homs Military Academy was targeted by a drone strike, killing at least 112+ people and injuring 277+ others. [2] [1] The attack followed increased clashes in the 'De-escalation Zone' located in northwestern Syria. The perpetrator of the attack is currently unknown.
Learn about the history and current status of the Russian naval base in Syria, leased from the Syrian government since 2017. The base can accommodate up to 11 ships, including nuclear vessels, and supports Russia's military operations in the region.
On 14 March 2016, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that the mission which he had set for the Russian military in Syria was "on the whole accomplished" and ordered withdrawal of the "main part" of the Russian forces from Syria. [299] The move was announced on the day when peace talks on Syria resumed in Geneva. [300]
On 20 October 2021, multiple projectiles struck the Al-Tanf U.S. military base in Syrian opposition controlled territory, where members of the CJTF-OIR were training a Free Syrian Army unit known as Maghaweir al-Thowra. Although no injuries were sustained, the attack was unusually heavy—seemingly a mix of drone and rocket systems, with as ...
Syria and Russia regularly conduct joint military drills. In February 2022, the two countries conducted drills a week before Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. In June 2022, the Syrian and Russian air forces conducted drills over different parts of the country including the edge of the Golan Heights. In October 2022, Syrian state media ...
Khmeimim Air Base is a Syrian airbase operated by Russia since 2015, located near Latakia. It is the strategic center of Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war and hosts various aircraft, tanks, and helicopters.
On 26 May, commander-in-chief of the Russian special forces in Syria, colonel Oleg Viktorovich Pitchvesti was killed by HTS artillery strikes on a government military post on the Al-Jeb Al-Ahmar frontline in the Latakia countryside.