Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...

Russia has begun withdrawing a large amount of military equipment and troops from Syria following the ouster of former Syrian ...

Russia’s intervention on behalf of former Syrian leader Bashar Assad once turned the tide of Syria's civil war ...

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the ...

Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Russia's military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after it came under ...

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Monday it was up to Syrians to determine their own future and called for an "inclusive" ...

Russia has evacuated some staff from its diplomatic missions in Damascus, as well as personnel from the embassies of Belarus, ...

In his first public comments since fleeing Syria and being evacuated to Russia, former leader Bashar al-Assad says his ...

DAMASCUS -- Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad released on Monday his first public statement since leaving Damascus on ...

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad broke his silence since fleeing the nation following the Islamist rebel takeover and looked to portray himself only ever as a "custodian" of Syria.