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Russia's troubled retreat: Turmoil in Syria disrupts evacuation

Assad, the Russian-backed dictator of Syria, has led to Russia needing to evacuate its military contingent from the country. To accomplish this, Russia has sent ships to Syria to evacuate the remaining equipment along with airlifting the most valuable equipment.

Reuters · 1d

Syria cancels port management contract with Russian firm, sources say

Syria's new ruling administration has cancelled a contract with a Russian firm to manage and operate the country's Tartous port that was signed under former President Bashar al-Assad, according to three Syrian businessmen and media reports.

Al-Monitor · 2d

Syria’s new government ends Russian lease of Tartous port: What we know

The new authorities in Syria ended an agreement with the Russian company managing the key port of Tartous in the latest sign of Russia's waning influence in the country after the fall of the regime.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Russia's retreat: Strained exit from Syria's Tartus port

Assad, the Russian-backed dictator of Syria, has led to Russia needing to evacuate its military presence from the country. To achieve this, in addition to airlifting the most valuable equipment, Russia has dispatched ships to Syria to remove the remaining assets.

Daily Wrap on MSN · 20h

Russia's exit: Syrian upheaval prompts naval retreat

Assad, the Russian-backed dictator of Syria, has resulted in Russia needing to evacuate its military contingent from the country. To achieve this, alongside airlifting its most valuable equipment, Russia has dispatched ships to Syria to remove the remaining assets.

EU mulls easing Syria sanctions — with a catch

The Washington Post on MSN · 17h

E.U. countries near agreement on easing Syria sanctions, a big policy shift

The E.U. is moving to ease sanctions in a bid to sway how HTS leads Syria’s transition and to further curb Russian influence in the region, diplomats told The Post.

Deutsche Welle on MSN · 1d

European Union mulls easing Syria sanctions — with a catch

For the first time since the fall of Bashar Assad's regime in Syria, the EU is considering lifting sanctions in a variety of sectors. But the bloc wants to keep leverage over the Islamist group now in power.

France24 (Video) on MSN · 1d

Syria FM says scrapping sanctions 'key' to country's economic stability

Syria's top diplomat said Wednesday that lifting economic sanctions imposed during the rule of ousted president Bashar al-Assad was "key" to stability in the country. Syria's new authorities are lobbying Western powers to remove sanctions that had targeted Assad's government over his brutal crackdown on anti-government protests in 2011,

The National Interest4h

Russia’s Global Losing Streak Continues in Syria

In December, the brutal Assad regime collapsed. The Russian military, which had a significant naval, ground, and air presence in the country, had to pull out its forces as quickly as possible. The ...

Kyiv Independent on MSN2d

Russian cargo ship Sparta II docks in Syria after weeks drifting at sea, tracking data shows

The Sparta II, a Russian cargo ship under U.S. sanctions, had been drifting near Tartus since Jan. 5 after leaving Baltiysk ...

3don MSN

Syria Deals Blow to Putin's Fleet in Mediterranean

Russia has lost a naval base after Syria ended an investment contract with Moscow, asserting its authority over the Tartus ...

The National Interest22h

Russia Lost Syria. Can Libya Replace It?

The fact of the matter is, though, the Russo-Iranian alliance in the Middle East has been dealt a serious blow with the loss of Assad’s regime in Syria. That is now being made all the more evident by ...