Syria’s New Leadership to Assess Russian Military Presence in Country: Politician

The incoming government is expected to weigh the benefit of U.S. forces being stationed in Syria, a former opposition leader said.

U.S. Army soldiers prepare to go on patrol from a remote combat outpost in northeastern Syria on May 25, 2021. John Moore/Getty Images

Syria’s incoming leadership will decide the fate of Russia’s substantial military presence in the country, a prominent Syrian politician has told Russian state news agency TASS.

“The issue of [Russian] military bases is a sovereign decision of the Syrian state,” the news agency quoted Mohammed Alloush as saying on Dec. 11.