Russia Loses Its Footholds in Syria || Aug 11, 2026
Russia's strongest military foothold and gateway in the Middle East is now gone. Russia has agreed to end its presence at the Latakia airport and Tartous port, as it hands over the reins to Syria's transitional government.
Tartous was Russia's primary hub for projecting power into the Middle East and Africa, and without it, Moscow will struggle to do much in the region. This is part of a broader trend of Russia scaling back positions and focusing its military capacity on the Ukraine War.
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Comments (16)
antiguajohn
Peter keeps saying "Tartus", but I keep hearing "Tardis" and that gives a whole new dimension!
What is the current relationship with Russia in Libya? Is there an intent from Russia to build a new base there?
Good to hear, and insightful 👍
did he mix up Iran and Russia at 1:52?
Yes.
Ukraine teaser at the end 😋
Migway thru your video you said...The only 2 bases " Iran" has outside the former Soviet Union ? Could you clarify please. Thank you.
That puzzled me too but I think he misspoke and meant to say “Russia”. But looking forward to hearing if I’m wrong, and there’s something more to that reference.
Does this mean Russia will have more resources to devote to the war against Ukraine? If so, that does not bode well for the Ukrainians.
I was wondering that too. On the one hand, it’s great to see Russia have less external influence. On the other hand, seems like they would then consolidate those efforts and equipment into Ukraine?
"And then it got worse" ruzzian history in a nutshell. Like to see them try getting ships back home thru the Black Sea. With the new military alliance between Japan and Ukraine, Ukraine now has access to Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite surveillance. No escaping that for target acquisition.
US sar has been used by Ukraine since before the special military operation began.
I said that the Russian presence in Syria was coming to a close about a year ago or more when the coup happened. Temporary relocation to Libya held in the short term, but not in a long-term.
Well, goody for you!
Good news.