Syria, Hmeimim Air Base

Russia gambles to keep military bases in post-Assad Syria
For years, soldiers from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria roamed freely through coastal cities. War planes flew from the complex to bombard Islamist rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's repressive regime.
Power Struggle: How Israel’s Lobbying Keeps Syria Weak Amid Turkey’s Growing Influence
Israel is actively pressuring the United States to maintain Russian military bases in Syria. This request is part of a larger strategy to keep Syria weak and prevent Turkey from increasing its influence in the region.
No Hamas or PIJ presence in Syria, Damascus-based source claims
The source added that such an allegation is a lie made up by Israel "to cover up its plans regarding Syria after the fall of the Assad regime."
Exclusive: Israel lobbies US to keep Russian bases in a 'weak' Syria, sources say
Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 top economies gather in South Africa on Wednesday and Thursday, for a meeting marred by the absence or curtailed attendance of key members and disputes over the main issues of climate, debt and inequality.
Israel urges US to allow Russian bases in Syria
Israel is lobbying the US to maintain Syria's weakness and Russian military bases in response to Turkey's growing influence in the region. This move is aimed at preventing a security threat to Israel from Islamist forces backed by Ankara,

Druze, Syria and IDF

Killed military leader of Syrian Al-Qaida affiliate

Prominent Lebanese Druze leader says he will visit Syria soon as tensions with Israel simmer
A prominent Druze leader in Lebanon has said that he will soon visit Syria to meet its interim leader as tensions simmer ...
Turkish and British officials to discuss post-Assad Syria in Ankara talks
Turkish and British officials will discuss Syria's future during a meeting in Ankara on Monday, with security, sanctions and ...
Map Shows Israeli Army's Advances into Syria
Israeli forces have pushed into Syria south of the capital Damascus and said they will remain there indefinitely.
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How a small delegation of US Jews got to Syria for the first time in decades
(JTA) — Even as tensions between Israel and Syria ramped up in recent days, a small group of Syrian Jews recently celebrated ...
Analysis-Turkey Peace Call May Boost Erdogan's Domestic and Syria Goals
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Tayyip Erdogan's long-held goal of ending Turkey's conflict with Kurdish militants is a step closer ...
Talks on Syria’s Future Fall Short of Promises, Participants Say
The country’s new leaders had billed a two-day “national dialogue” in Damascus as the start of a process to build an ...
Syria’s Rebels-Turned-Rulers See This City as a Model for the Country
Idlib offers a glimpse of what Syria’s new leaders can create—though it came at a price.
Syria's transition takes shape as committee is formed to draft constitutional declaration
In order to create ’the constitutional declaration that regulates the transitional phase’ in Syria, the president announced ...