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Russia plans single unified military base in Syria

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The Russian military leadership is looking into creating “a single base, which would include sea, air and land components” in Syria.

Fixing missiles to a Russian jet at Latakia (2)
Mil.ru [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons


Russia now has a naval base at Tartus and an aviation presence at Latakia, 90 kilometers away.

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