Behrouz Esbati said that he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line on Syria.

In a rare public admission, top Iranian general Behrouz Esbati has said Iran was ‘defeated very badly’ in Syria and flagged failures of Bashar al Assad and Russia that led to the victory of opposition

Actions of Israel are gross violation of international legal decisions, including the many decisions of the Security Council and the General Assembly,' Russian envoy tells UN Security Council - Anadol

Russian ships are preparing to transport military equipment from a base in Syria to Libya after the fall of Bashar Assad, per Ukrainian intelligence.

A U.S. sanctions exemption for transactions with governing institutions in Syria is welcome, but "much more significant work ... will inevitably be necessary," the U.N. special envoy on Syria, Geir Pedersen,

Russia's only known submarine in the Mediterranean Sea, the Kilo-class Novorossiysk, was spotted leaving the region last week.

A Russian Telegram channel has claimed that Bashar al Assad may have been poisoned, sparking online speculation about the fate of the Syrian dictator after he fled to Moscow following his downfall.

In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the Libyan desert. Moscow’s goal appears to be to find an alternative stopover for its growing military involvement in Africa – and a way to retain its military presence in the Mediterranean.

Syria's economy has been decimated by more than a decade of civil war and sanctions that have severed it from the global financial system.

The Khmeimim airbase in Latakia has been a lifeline for Russia’s expanding influence in Africa, from Libya to several sub-Saharan countries, as a hub for personnel deployment and resupply. Without the base, Russia will likely be forced to upgrade its military presence and infrastructure in Libya.

As Russia clings to its only bases in the Mediterranean — they’re on the coast of Syria — Ukraine is moving aggressively to displace Moscow as Syria’s main source of imported grain. Soon to follow are university educations, military drone technologies, and aid on investigating war crimes.

Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.