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Russian ships have delivered supplies to Syria’s Tartous port for the first time since a new deal was signed in August, marking the resumption of support for Russian military installations there and at Hmeimim air base under this agreement. The convoy included vessels like Sparta and General Skobelev, which are subject to Western sanctions. This move underscores Russia's ongoing strategic interest in maintaining its military presence in Syria despite political changes and tensions with other countries in the region.

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A Russian convoy consisting of four naval and cargo vessels delivered supplies to the port of Tartous in Syria on September 7. This was the first such resupply mission since an agreement between Moscow and Damascus signed on August 9, which outlined the future of Russia’s military presence in Syria. Under this deal, civilian facilities currently used by Russia will be transferred to Syrian control, while military sites are to become joint training centers. Russian forces will remain at both Tartous port and Hmeimim airbase under the new arrangement. The resupply operation indicates that Moscow is committed to continuing support for these bases despite the agreement changes. Tartous serves as Russia’s only naval repair and replenishment facility in the Mediterranean, crucial for projecting power across the region.

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Since then, Russia has sought to rebuild ties with the new Syrian administration to safeguard its only two military facilities outside the former Soviet Union, even as Damascus continues to demand the extradition of Assad, who is currently sheltering in Moscow.

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🔮 According to the Syrian foreign ministry, the agreement will convert both facilities, long Moscow’s principal military footholds in the Mediterranean and Middle East, into “joint training and capacity-building centres”, with Syria assuming control of civilian operations.

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A Russian convoy has delivered supplies to the port of Tartous in Syria for the first time since the Moscow-Damascus deal was signed in August. asserted

deal → deliver → August

The four-vessel convoy reached the port on September 7, signalling that Moscow is continuing to resupply facilities in western Syria at Tartous port and the Hmeimim air base under the new deal. asserted

Moscow → reach → deal

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According to the Syrian foreign ministry, the agreement will convert both facilities, long Moscow’s principal military footholds in the Mediterranean and Middle East, into “joint training and capacity-building centres”, with Syria assuming control of civilian operations. uncertain

Syria → accord → operations

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Syrian counterpart, Ahmed al-Sharaa, have continued discussions on the future of the bases. asserted

Putin → continue → bases

Satellite imagery verified by Reuters showed the cargo vessel Sparta docked in Tartous alongside the navy replenishment oiler Akademik Pashin. asserted

vessel → verify → oiler

The Russian tanker General Skobelev remained offshore. asserted

tanker → remain → ?

Sparta has long handled Russian military logistics in Syria, and both it and the tanker are under Western sanctions. asserted

it → handle → sanctions

Moscow intervened militarily to prop up former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during Syria’s 13-year civil war. asserted

Moscow → intervene → war

His 2024 removal sharply curtailed Moscow’s influence across the Middle East. asserted

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