Russia’s military presence in post-Assad Syria: A growing security liability undermining stability

Russia’s military presence in post-Assad Syria: A growing security liability undermining stability

Six months since the collapse of the Assad regime, the Russian military presence in Syria has remained entrenched in strategic locations such as the Hmeimim airbase and Tartous port on the coast, as well as at Qamishli airport in the northeast. This persistence has reignited an increasingly pressing debate about Moscow’s role in the new Syria.