Russia - Syria relations

Russia says Israeli strikes are 'gross violation' of Syria's sovereignty

The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the attacks against the Druze Community in Syria were "deeply concerning."

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A person stands near the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, amid the ongoing conflict in the Druze areas in Syria, in Majdal Shams, July 17, 2025.
A view shows a damaged poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after the Syrian army said that dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city, in Syria November 30, 2024.

The Russian hand that built Assad also destroyed him

As rebel forces seize Damascus, the collapse of the Assad regime threatens Russia’s strategic foothold in the Middle East, signaling a profound shift in the region’s balance of power.

|ByVERONICA NEIFAKH/THE MEDIA LINE
President Assad meets President Putin in Moscow, July 25, 2024

Moscow extends lifeline to Assad, offers asylum to family

Despite Russia allegedly helping Assad, Syrian opposition forces have guaranteed the safety of Russian military bases and diplomatic missions.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Rebels led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham drive along a street in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.

Attacks in Aleppo 'ostensibly good news for Israel,' JISS researcher says

Rakov is known in the JISS for being an expert on Russian policy in the Middle East and is also a reservist Lt. Colonel in the IDF.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Kremlin says Turkey's military operation in Syria must be proportionate

The Kremlin was commenting as Russia-backed Syrian forces deployed deep inside Kurdish-held territory south of the Turkish frontier, less than 24 hours after Washington announced a full withdrawal.

OCTOBER 14, 2019ByREUTERS
Russian servicemen rest on top of an armoured personnel carrier (APC) as S-300 air defense missile systems launch missiles during the Keys to the Sky competition at the International Army Games 2017 at the Ashuluk shooting range outside Astrakhan, Russia August 5, 2017

Will there be a US-Russia-Israel summit in Jerusalem before elections?

Cabinet told trilateral meeting in the works, perhaps to take place before September 17 elections; event would highlight PM Netanyahu's diplomatic credibility.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019ByHERB KEINON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting on Sept. 3, 2019

One man predicted the Iraq airstrikes: Ceng Sagnic

In the last month, four mysterious airstrikes have occurred in the Muslim country between Jordan and Iran.

AUGUST 28, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Destroyed buildings are seen in the city of Sinjar, Iraq November 24, 2017. Picture taken November 24, 2017