Russia–Syria relations

When the new cabinet emerges from the mayhem of the newly sworn-in parliament, its biggest problem will be Syria. It is not just the refugee issue that will need to be addressed. Turkey?s longest border has turned into a fishing net and Turkish Armed Forces are trying desperately to secure it.

Syria would welcome an increased Russian military presence at its sea ports, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with Russian news channels published March 27.
      

At least 45 civilians were killed and some 175 wounded when aircraft bombed a northern Syrian city controlled by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as Bashar al-Assad's government stepped up air raids, residents and a monitoring group said on Dec. 26.