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[370] In early October, the Russian MoD continued to state that the U.S. forces were disguisedly supporting of the ISIL's attacks on Syrian government forces, especially from the area at Al-Tanf, and stated: "If the United States views such operations as unforeseen 'coincidences,' then the Russian air force in Syria is prepared to begin the ...
In new satellite imagery, Russia's military appears to be packing up equipment at a key airbase in Syria. The images show transport aircraft ready to load cargo at the Hmeimim Air Base on Friday.
Khmeimim Air Base (Russian: Хмеймим), also Hmeimim Air Base (Arabic: حميميم), is a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, located south-east of the city of Latakia in Hmeimim, Latakia Governorate, Syria and approximately 2 miles north-east of the coastal town of Jableh. The airbase shares some airfield facilities with Latakia ...
Parts of an S-400 air defense unit — a Russian surface-to-air missile system — could also be seen getting packed up. This repositioning is illustrated by footage captured along the Syrian ...
In September 2015 the Federation Council, (the upper house of Russia's parliament) authorized the Russian president to use armed forces in Syria. [9] Russian air and missile strikes began targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Army of Conquest, al-Nusra Front, and the Free Syrian Army.
The Russian presence includes not only Hmeimim, but also Syria's sole warm-water port in the nearby coastal city of Tartous. Assad gave Russia free use of Hmeimim and Tartous in 2017 as part of a ...
A deal to secure Russia's Hmeimim air base in Syria's Latakia province and its naval facility at Tartous on the coast would come as a relief to Moscow. ... suggesting Russian forces at the bases ...
2 September 2022 – A Syrian Arab Air Force MiG-21 crashed in Al-Suwaida. [248] [249] 2 September 2022 – A Syrian Arab Air Force Mil Mi-8 crashed in Hama, killing all three crew members. [249] 29 December 2022 – A Syrian Arab Air Force L-39 trainer aircraft crashed near Kuweires Airbase in eastern Aleppo. The pilot was killed in the crash.