Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia, in yet another reversal of its military assistance to Syria, said operations at the naval base of Tartous were not hampered by the war against President Bashar Assad. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Russian Navy would not evacuate its only foreign facility, located in the Syrian port […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia was said to have withdrawn military personnel from Syria. A leading Russian newspaper said the military withdrew all of its personnel from Syria. The Vedomosti business daily said the pullout included the Russian Navy base at Tartous, the only such foreign naval facility controlled by Moscow. “The decision to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian opposition has reported the death of President Bashar Assad’s brother, assigned to quell the Sunni revolt. The opposition said Maher Assad died of injuries sustained in a July 18 bombing of National Security Agency headquarters in Damascus. Opposition sources said Maher was critically injured in the attack and […]