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The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seeking to strike a delicate balancing act between Russia and Iran, which have propped up it up during 13 years of civil war and helped...
May 10, 2023 · ANKARA, May 10 (Reuters) - Foreign ministers for Turkey, Syria, Russia and Iran met on Wednesday in Moscow, marking the highest-level talks so far on rebuilding ties between Ankara and...
Oct 21, 2022 · Furthermore the delicate balance of forces in Syria could be altered with significant consequences for Israel and, in turn, for its relationship with Moscow. Clearly both Russia and Iran need...
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- Background: Russian Hesitation, Then Commitment
- Russia and Iran: Military Coordination with Different Goals
- Western Syria and Aleppo: Challenges of Coordination and Consolidation of Power
- Deir ez-Zor and Southern Syria: Regional Entanglements
- Beyond The Battlefield: The Future of Syria
The Russian intervention in September 2015 provided decisive air power to Syrian and Iranian-backed ground forces, expanding Bashar al-Assad’s territorial control and solidifying the regime’s hold on power through parallel diplomatic efforts. Challenges associated with military integration materialized due to the Iranians’ perceived lack of Russian...
In the months leading up to the Russian intervention in Syria, a series of high-level meetings between Russian and Iranian officials established the basis for a coordinated strategy to support Assad. In January 2015, Ali Akbar Velayati, foreign policy adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei, met with President Putin and Minister of Defe...
The Russian and Iranian campaign in support of the Syrian government developed an “integrated grouping” of irregular armed formations under the command of the Russian Armed Forces. Colonel-General of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Dvornikov, who commanded the Russian army group in the Syria from September 2015 to July 2016, no...
During the initial stages of the campaign, the lack of Russian air support for Iranian forces highlighted the challenges of integrating and coordinating IRGC and Iranian-backed ground forces with the Russian Armed Forces. The Jaysh al-Fatah siege of Khan Touman—a city southwest of Aleppo—caused Iran to suffer approximately 80 to 100 casualties of I...
After Aleppo, the Syrian government coalition concentrated on regaining territory from the IS in central Syria around Damascus and eastern Syria on the border with Iraq. Russian and Iranian coordination on the Deir ez-Zor campaign focused on a three-pronged assault on the strategically important territories in the east including the Baghdad-Damascu...
The military campaign to preserve Assad’s regime in Syria has compelled Russia and Iran to adapt to the challenges of joint military cooperation on the battlefield through the establishment of bureaucratic channels and command structures. The experience of closer coordination in Syria and the overall improvement of Russia-Iran relations over the pa...
Oct 21, 2022 · Russia's relationship with Iran has long had a measure of ambivalence; a good example is their differing ambitions in Syria. Russia's military intervention saved the Assad regime.
Aug 17, 2023 · Citing movements of Iranian-backed militia and Assad regime troops and equipment as well as Russian harassment, the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War declared: “Iran, Russia,...
Jul 12, 2022 · Mr. Biden’s national security adviser said on Monday that Russia was seeking drones from Iran, including those capable of firing missiles, to make up for its scarcity of unmanned, armed...
