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Russia to maintain Syrian bases as training centers, shifting to secondary power role

Russia will maintain a presence in Syria through its two military bases, which will be repurposed as joint training and capacity-building centers. This move signifies a recalibration of Russia's influence in the Middle East, shifting its role to that of a secondary power in the region. The decision comes amid ongoing geopolitical shifts and follows Russia's intervention in the Syrian civil war to support Bashar al-Assad. AI

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Russia to maintain Syrian bases as training centers, shifting to secondary power role

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Tom Hussain ·

    Russia’s role in Middle East politics endures, shifts to being ‘secondary power’

    Russia is confounding expectations that its influence in the Middle East would drastically decline after the downfall of Syria’s Assad regime in 2024. At the time, Moscow operated about 100 military facilities in the war-torn country, following its intervention in the Syrian civi…