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Russian troops left bases located in the north Syria. This was reported in The Washington Post (WP).

Journalists clarified that we are talking about two military installations in populated areas Manbij and Kobani. The first base originally belonged to the American military, but after their departure in 2019, the facility was occupied by the Russian Armed Forces. Russian soldiers used it as a staging post when patrolling the territories.

The base in the city of Kobani was used to monitor the ceasefire agreement on the Turkish-Syrian border. Russian military personnel were stationed at the facility as part of an agreement concluded between the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the president Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in March 2020.

The fall of the Assad regime jeopardized Russia's military presence in Syria

Fall of the regime Bashar al-Assad in Syria and the rise to power in the country of militants put Russia's military presence on the territory of the state and in the region as a whole is under attack.

“Loss [баз в Тартусе и Хмеймиме] could have a significant impact on the Russian fleet, which is trying to maintain a permanent presence in the eastern Mediterranean. [В противном случае] Russia will have to transfer ships and submarines to the Baltic Sea,” Janes analysts note. According to the orientalist, expert of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) Kirill Semenovthe new leadership of Syria represented by rebels and Islamists didn't give Moscow no guarantees on military bases RF in Tartus and Latakia.

He emphasized that the new Syrian leader Abu Muhammad al-Julani, who is the head of a group banned in the Russian Federation, was known as a tough politician who would do everything to retain power. Semyonov did not rule out that for this purpose he would even cooperate with other countries that are not interested in Russia’s military presence in Syria.

Russia assessed the future of Russian military bases in Syria

It is too early to talk about the future of Russian military bases in Syria. About this stated Kremlin official representative Dmitry Peskov. He stressed that this issue will be the subject of negotiations between Moscow and the new leadership Damascus.

“The Russian military in Syria is doing everything necessary to ensure the security of military bases,” the Kremlin spokesman added. Vladimir Putin's press secretary clarified that the Russian authorities are currently establishing contact with those who could guarantee the security of Russian facilities in the Middle East.

He also recalled that earlier the Syrian opposition given own security guarantees not only for Russian military bases, but also for all diplomatic institutions of the Russian Federation on the territory of the country.