{"id":141556,"date":"2026-09-15T06:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T06:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=141556"},"modified":"2026-09-15T06:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T06:23:31","slug":"russian-convoy-reaches-tartus-after-moscow-damascus-base-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/141556\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian convoy reaches Tartus after Moscow-Damascus base deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> A four-vessel Russian convoy delivered supplies to Syria\u2019s Tartus port on Sep. 7, marking the first reported Russian resupply operation there since Moscow and Damascus reached an agreement on the future of Russia\u2019s military facilities in Syria, Reuters reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The convoy\u2019s arrival indicates that Russia is continuing logistical operations at its facilities in western Syria under the new arrangement, which also covers the Khmeimim air base in Latakia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syria announced in August that it had reached a <a href=\"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/140045\/\">memorandum<\/a> of understanding with Moscow following 18 months of negotiations. Under the agreement, the two facilities, which have served as Russia\u2019s main military footholds in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, are to be transformed into \u201cjoint training and capacity-building centers,\u201d while Syria assumes control of civilian operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian Transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa have since held discussions on bilateral relations and the future of the Russian facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Satellite imagery verified by Reuters showed the Russian cargo vessel Sparta docked at Tartus alongside the naval replenishment tanker Akademik Pashin. The tanker General Skobelev was also seen offshore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sparta has long been involved in transporting Russian military supplies to Syria. Both Sparta and General Skobelev are under Western sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia intervened militarily in Syria in 2015 to support former President Bashar al-Assad during the country\u2019s civil war. Assad\u2019s ouster in December 2024 significantly weakened Moscow\u2019s influence in the region and placed the future of its Syrian bases in doubt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, Moscow has sought to establish ties with the new Syrian administration while working to preserve access to Tartus and Khmeimim, its only military facilities outside the former Soviet Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Damascus, meanwhile, continues to demand Assad\u2019s extradition from Russia, where he has been living since fleeing Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Jwan Shekaki<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 A four-vessel Russian convoy delivered supplies to Syria\u2019s Tartus port on Sep. 7, marking the first reported Russian resupply operation there since Moscow and Damascus reached an agreement on the future of Russia\u2019s military facilities in Syria, Reuters reported on Tuesday. 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