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Kremlin Says No Final Decisions Yet on Fate of Russian Military Bases in Syria

A Russian military aircraft takes off from Hmeimim air base as a Russian military helicopter Kamov KA-50 flies over the base in Syria's coastal Latakia, Syria, December 15, 2024. (Reuters)
A Russian military aircraft takes off from Hmeimim air base as a Russian military helicopter Kamov KA-50 flies over the base in Syria's coastal Latakia, Syria, December 15, 2024. (Reuters)
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Kremlin Says No Final Decisions Yet on Fate of Russian Military Bases in Syria

A Russian military aircraft takes off from Hmeimim air base as a Russian military helicopter Kamov KA-50 flies over the base in Syria's coastal Latakia, Syria, December 15, 2024. (Reuters)
A Russian military aircraft takes off from Hmeimim air base as a Russian military helicopter Kamov KA-50 flies over the base in Syria's coastal Latakia, Syria, December 15, 2024. (Reuters)

The Kremlin said on Monday that no final decisions had yet been taken on the fate of Russia's military bases in Syria and that it was in contact with those in charge of the country.

Four Syrian officials told Reuters over the weekend that Russia is pulling back its military from the front lines in northern Syria and from posts in the Alawite Mountains but is not leaving its two main bases after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

Russia said on Sunday it had evacuated some diplomatic personnel in Damascus as well as Belarusian and North Korean diplomats via a special Russian air force flight from its Hmeimim air base.

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Lebanon's PM Says Country to Begin Disarming South Litani to Ensure State Presence

President Joseph Aoun met with PM Najib Mikati at Baabda palace. (NNA)
President Joseph Aoun met with PM Najib Mikati at Baabda palace. (NNA)
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Lebanon's PM Says Country to Begin Disarming South Litani to Ensure State Presence

President Joseph Aoun met with PM Najib Mikati at Baabda palace. (NNA)
President Joseph Aoun met with PM Najib Mikati at Baabda palace. (NNA)

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Friday that the state will begin disarming southern Lebanon, particularly the south Litani region, to establish its presence across the country.
"We are in a new phase - in this new phase, we will start with south Lebanon and south Litani specifically in order to pull weapons so that the state can be present across Lebanese territory," Mikati said.

Mikati's remarks followed a meeting with newly elected President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda Presidential Palace. Aoun was elected as the country's new head of state by parliament on Thursday, ending a vacancy in the presidency that had persisted for over two years.

In his address to parliament, Aoun pledged to control weapons outside the state's control, saying the government is the sole entity authorized to possess and use military force and weapons.
A ceasefire agreement that ended the 13-month-conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in November has given the Lebanese party 60 days to end its armed presence in southern Lebanon, while Israeli forces are also required to withdraw from the area over the same period.
The ceasefire agreement says Israeli forces will move south of the Blue Line “in a phased manner” within 60 days. The Lebanese army’s troops will deploy “in parallel” to the positions.