Russia, Syria agree on transferring facilities in Tartus to Syrian side

Syria and Russia have agreed on transferring commercial sections at the port of Tartus to the Syrian side, the country’s General Authority for Ports and Customs said.

Syria says 14 "security personnel" killed in ambush by Assad loyalists

Syria's new rebel-led authorities say 14 interior ministry personnel have been killed and 10 injured in an "ambush" by forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad in the west of the country.

Israel strikes Latakia and Tartus – media

Israeli aircraft have bombed Syrian army facilities in Latakia and Tartus provinces, where Russian military bases are located, a Lebanese television channel Al Mayadeen reported, citing a correspondent.

Extensive damages to bridges as a result of Israeli aggression on border crossings in Tartous and Homs provinces

Last night’s brutal Israeli aggression caused severe damage and destruction to al-Dabbousiya, Qamar and al-Jubaniyya bridges in the western Homs countryside and Aridah in Tartous on the Syrian-Lebanese border, putting them out of service.

Rusia envía más barcos a la base naval de Tartús, que se va a ampliar

El Ministerio de Defensa ruso busca enviar nuevos barcos a su base marítima de Tartús, en Siria.

Russia says to create permanent naval base in Syria’s Tartus: Moscow inherited a Soviet-era naval facility at Tartus when the Soviet Union collapsed

Russia intends to establish a permanent naval base on the site of an existing facility it leases at the Syrian port of Tartus, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov said on Oct. 10, Russian news agencies reported.

Ahmet Davutoğlu accuses Russia of ethnic cleansing in Syria

As tension between Ankara and Moscow shows no sign of subsiding, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has accused Russia of carrying out an "ethnic cleansing" in Syria's Latakia, forcing out its Turkmen and Sunni population in order to create a safe haven and to protect Russian and Syrian bases.

Russia alerts Cyprus of Syria military exercises

Russia has issued an alert for Cyprus to divert aircraft from normal flight paths as it plans to conduct military exercises off the Syria' coast next week, officials on the island said Friday.