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

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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.

Assad's regime, Russia lost a key all in the Middle East - but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria.

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.

The new Syrian government has annulled the 2019 lease agreement that granted a Russian company rights to operate the port of Tartus. The Kremlin now fears that Damascus may revoke the right for Russian ships to dock at the port.

The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north and provided the only safe access route to Idlib, where HTS was based. Even so,

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Syria’s new leadership may have just nixed a 49-year sweetheart naval base deal between ousted authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Gabbard’s 2017 trip to Syria, where she met with authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad, is expected to be a focus of questions from senators weighing her nomination to be director of national intelligence.

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.