Syria agrees deal with Russia over future use of two key Mediterranean bases
Ludovic Marin/AFP/Pool/Getty Images Damascus, Syria AP — Syria and Russia have reached an agreement over the future of two strategic Mediterranean coastal bases that ultimately ends their use as military outposts for Moscow, Syria’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
Russia was the top political and military ally of ousted President Bashar Assad between 2011 and 2024 when Syria fought against an Islamist-led armed opposition of which current interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa was a prominent militant leader.
Al-Sharaa has ed President Vladimir Putin in Moscow twice since taking power, with the two Mediterranean bases being key points of discussion.
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