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Can Russia keep its bases in Syria?

Phil Gayle
December 16, 2024

Russia was a key ally of former Syrian leader Bashar Assad with Russian troops fighting the Islamist rebels alongside the Syrian army. But support for Assad also served a strategic goal for Russia. Moscow's two bases in Syria served as a staging point to project its military might throughout the Middle East and Africa. Now the future of Russia's military presence in Syria looks unclear.

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