The resumption of hostilities in Syria could change everything, and the Russian military could suddenly find itself in a precarious and vulnerable position.

Russia has sought a rapprochement with Syria’s new rulers, including with an injection of cash for Syria’s central bank.

Russia shipped a diesel cargo to Syria onboard a tanker under U.S. sanctions, the first known such direct supply to the Middle Eastern country in more than a decade, LSEG data showed.

SYRIA has descended into bloody carnage, with 1,000 slaughtered and reports of naked women paraded before being shot in street executions. Soldiers loyal to the ousted tyrant Bashar al-Assad

Russia maintains two key military bases in Syria, including an air base in Hmeimim and a naval base in Tartous.

The number of fighters killed in the past four days brings the total death toll to more than 1,000 people, says the Syrian Observatory. This included about 125 fighters linked to the new Islamist-led government and 148 pro-Assad fighters.

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa scrambled on Sunday to contain some of the deadliest violence in 13 years of civil war, pitting loyalists of deposed president Bashar al-Assad against the country's new Islamist rulers.

Syria received a new shipment of its local currency printed in Russia on Wednesday and more shipments were expected in the future, a Syrian government official said, in a new sign of improving ties between Moscow and Syria's new rulers.

The bases may stay in exchange for diplomatic backing and money from Russia, which has been deeply involved in Syria's economy and defense for seven decades.

Syria's long-time leader Bashar al-Assad was unseated by rebel groups. The violence coming months after has cast a shadow on the hopes of a stable future for Syria. We explain what is happening.

An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days

A war monitor says two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad have left more than 200 people dead.