The Alwaites, who primarily live in Syria's coastal regions, particularly in the provinces of Latakia and Tartus, are ...

The issue of bilateral relations between Russia and Syria, including the decision on Russian military bases in this country, ...

The Russians know Tartus is in trouble. On December 3, commercial satellite imagery revealed that every major Russian warship ...

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The Israeli army carried out airstrikes in Latakia and Tartus in northwestern Syria on Friday, targeting "storage facilities" containing "missiles," resulting in one fatality and property damage.

This illustrative image from September 26, 2019 shows a Russian navy officer on the corvette Velikiy Ustyug at the Syrian Mediterranean port of Tartus on September 26, 2019.

"And if they have to leave Tartus, you'd actually see more ships show up to help move things out," she told the outlet. It's possible that Russia moved its ships temporarily out to sea to protect ...

The port in Tartus hosts two Russian Gorskhov class frigates, one Grigorovich class frigate, two auxiliaries and an Improved-Kilo class submarine, according to Naval News.

Russia built the Cold War-era Tartus base in 1977. It stood mostly idle from the fall of the Soviet Union until Russia intervened in the civil war in 2015.

Christians in Syria are reeling after a suicide bombing struck a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus during a June 22 Divine ...

A colossal explosion rocked the Syrian port city of Tartus overnight, following a presumed Israeli airstrike, fueling fresh scrutiny over Israel's actions in Syria following the Assad regime's ouster.