Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall
Russian President Putin 'Will Definitely' Speak With Syria's Assad
"I haven't yet seen president Assad since his arrival in Moscow," says Russian President Vladimir Putin, "but I plan to, I will definitely speak with him". The toppled Syrian leader fled to Moscow as Islamist-led rebels took over the country earlier in December,
Putin has been conspicuously silent about Syria since the collapse of Assad's rule
At a Russian air base in Syria, questions loom over Moscow’s place in the country
HMEIMIM AIRBASE, SYRIA — The Sukhoi fighter aircraft punched through the clouds, its growl echoing over Russia’s Hmeimim Airbase on Syria’s coast. Abu Zaid, a bearded militant with the Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al Sham, cocked his ear toward the roar.
Syria Civil War's New Frontlines Emerge Post-Assad
"I believe there will be violent fighting, the end of which we do not know," a top Syrian Democratic Council official told Newsweek.
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Putin says Moscow achieved its goals in Syria, promises to ask Assad about missing U.S. journalist
During Vladimir Putin’s year-end press conference on Thursday, NBC journalist Keir Simmons asked him about Russia’s role in Syria. Putin dismissed any suggestion of Russian failure, asserting that Moscow had achieved its objectives there and that the groups opposing Bashar al-Assad’s regime had “undergone internal changes.
Putin claims Russia wasn't 'defeated' in Syria
Moscow achieved its goals in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed during his annual press conference and a call-in program on Dec. 19. following the collapse of dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime. Commenting on the fall of Assad's regime for the first time, Putin said Russia invaded Syria to prevent the creation of "a terrorist enclave."
Putin breaks silence on Syria crisis: 'Haven't met Assad since granting him asylum in Moscow'
In his first comments on Assad’s downfall, Putin said that he hadn’t yet met the former Syrian ruler, whom he has given asylum in Moscow, but plans to.
Syria's Assad is in Moscow after deal on safety of military bases, say Russian news agencies
Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds, a Kremlin source told Russian news agencies on Sunday, and a deal has been done to ensure the safety of Russian military bases.
Assad makes first public statement after Syria ouster. What happens next for him and his wealth?
Sectarian Violence in Syria Has Been Less Intense Than Feared Since Assad's Ouster
US Delegation to Meet With Syrian Rebels That Ousted Assad
A delegation of American diplomats arrived in Syria to meet with representatives of several Syrian factions, including a rebel group designated as terrorists — who overthrew the country’s longtime dictator,
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Syria's Assad is now in Moscow, Russian state media says
Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime ... Bashar al-Assad and his family are now in Moscow, Russian state-owned news agency TASS is reporting, citing a source in the Kremlin. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attends ...
Syria's Assad is in Moscow after deal on military bases: Russian state media
Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds, a Kremlin source told Russian news agencies on Sunday, and a deal has been done to ensure the safety of Russian military bases.
Russian bases in Syria threatened by insurgent advance, say Moscow's war bloggers
The United Nations intends to offer all kinds of help to the Syrian people, UN Syria envoy Geir Pedersen told Syrian rebel leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa and caretaker prime minister Mohammad al-Bashir during a meeting in Damascus, according to a statement released by the UN envoy's office on Monday.
Assad dispatched $250mn of Syria’s cash to Moscow
Bashar al-Assad’s central bank airlifted around $250mn in cash to Moscow in a two-year period when the then-Syrian dictator was indebted to the Kremlin for military support and his relatives were secretly buying assets in Russia.