Damascus, Aug 9, 2026 (AFP) - Syria says reached deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases

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2026-08-09

Syria said on Sunday that it reached a deal with Moscow on the fate of Russia's two bases in the country, which it once used to provide military support to ousted leader Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian civil war. Syria's official SANA news agency quoted the foreign ministry as saying that Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base, Russia's only two official military bases outside the former Soviet Union, would be turned into "joint training and cap......

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