Syrian rebels seized Damascus on Sunday after a lightning advance through the country that sent president Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Russia, ending a 13-year civil war and 54 years of his family's autocratic rule.
A satellite image shows a Gorshkov-class frigate offshore of Tartous , Syria on December 10.Russia has seemingly begun pulling its forces from Syria following the fall of the Assad regime over the weekend, satellite imagery suggests.
Syrian rebels seized the capital, Damascus, on Sunday after a lightning advance through the country that sent leader Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Russia, ending a 13-year civil war and 54 years of his family's autocratic rule.Photo shows Supporters of Hezbollah gather waving yellow flags and the flag of Lebanon in Beirut
Before: A satellite image of a Russian naval facility in Tartous, with circles showing ships seemingly docked, taken on December 6.. . After: The facility with no visible ships in its top section on December 9.. .SLIDE The Tartous base is Russia's only Mediterranean repair and replenishment hub, and Moscow has used Syria as a staging post to fly its military contractors in and out of Africa.
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