The resumption of hostilities in Syria could change everything, and the Russian military could suddenly find itself in a precarious and vulnerable position.

Interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa accuses Assad loyalists and foreign powers of fomenting unrest with aim of dragging country back into civil war

Russia has sought a rapprochement with Syria’s new rulers, including with an injection of cash for Syria’s central bank.

Russia shipped a diesel cargo to Syria onboard a tanker under U.S. sanctions, the first known such direct supply to the Middle Eastern country in more than a decade, LSEG data showed.

Syria received a new shipment of its local currency printed in Russia on Wednesday and more shipments were expected in the future, a Syrian government official said, in a new sign of improving ties between Moscow and Syria's new rulers.

Russia maintains two key military bases in Syria, including an air base in Hmeimim and a naval base in Tartous.

An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days