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Russia nearing agreement to keep military bases in Syria: Report
12 December 2024 17:37 GMT
Russia is nearing an agreement with Syria’s new government to keep two strategic military bases in the country, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Russian forces are still at the naval port in Tartus and the air base at Hmeimim as talks continue, Bloomberg reported.
According a source in Russia, "the Defense Ministry in Moscow believes it has an informal understanding with Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS)... that it can stay at the Syrian bases".