{"id":135156,"date":"2026-02-01T07:43:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T07:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=135156"},"modified":"2026-02-01T07:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T07:43:26","slug":"us-helsinki-commission-to-examine-russias-role-future-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/135156\/","title":{"rendered":"US Helsinki Commission to examine Russia\u2019s role, future in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, is set to hold a hearing on Feb. 3 to discuss Russia\u2019s legacy in Syria and prospects for ending Moscow\u2019s influence in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hearing will focus on Russia\u2019s political and military support for the former Syrian government under Bashar al-Assad, as well as the feasibility of forcing a Russian withdrawal from Syrian territory. Witnesses are also expected to assess Moscow\u2019s capacity to resist international efforts aimed at curbing its influence in Syria and the wider region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The discussions come in the wake of the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a development analysts describe as a historic opportunity for Syria and its international partners to weaken Russia\u2019s ability to project power across the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia maintains its only air and naval bases outside the former Soviet Union on Syrian soil. These bases played a central role in Moscow\u2019s military intervention in support of Assad, providing critical backing to a campaign that crushed the Syrian uprising and left hundreds of thousands of civilians dead over more than a decade of conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Policy experts argue that reducing Russia\u2019s military, political, and economic footprint in Syria could help lay the groundwork for a more durable regional peace. 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