The armed forces have initiated a relocation of materiel and individuals from an aerodrome situated in northern Syria to installations in Latakia.
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Russian military staff are departing the Al-Qamishli military airstrip located in northern Syria.
Kurdistan24 is reporting this development.
As per the report, armored vehicles and other military supplies have already been transported from the airfield and are being loaded onto cargo aircraft. All personnel and assets are being transferred to Russian military sites in Latakia along the Syrian littoral.
The relocation also encompasses tanks and various other military items which are being loaded aboard transport airplanes.
The Chief Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine has frequently stated that the Russian Federation is dismantling its facilities in Syria. According to the agency, warships started to leave the Russian naval base in Tartus in 2024.
Ukrainian military intelligence observed that for the departure, the Russians utilized “a procession of military freight planes, onto which the remaining troops, armaments, and war equipment are being loaded.” The GUR also conveyed that Il-76 and An-124 planes are airlifting equipment from the Khmeimim installation.
Events that led up to this
Bashar al-Assad assumed the presidency of Syria following the demise of his father, Hafez, in 2000.
In 2011, Assad Jr. violently quelled an initially non-violent rebellion, triggering a devastating civil conflict that led to over half a million deaths and displaced 12 million individuals from their residences.
Aided by allies, Assad prevailed in this conflict and asserted control over the majority of the nation. Since 2020, Syria has virtually vanished from international headlines – until the latter part of November 2024, when within mere days, the allied armed opposition progressed from north to south, capturing the principal urban centers along their route.
The Syrian government army displayed minimal opposition, and following Aleppo, Hama, and Homs, Damascus succumbed. Russia and Iran abstained from intervention, and Assad forfeited authority.
Since 2022, Russia has concentrated on the conflict with Ukraine and has redeployed a considerable portion of its air power from its bases on the Mediterranean seaboard. Furthermore, it has commenced dispatching generals to Syria who experienced setbacks during the engagements in Ukraine.
Assad stood as Russia's most dependable partner in the Middle East. The Kremlin channeled substantial sums of capital into him. It allocated resources — financial, military, and political — towards sustaining him in power.
Subsequent to the toppling of the regime, Assad and his kin are situated in Moscow, where they were granted refuge.
Source: tsn.ua