From September 2015 until December 2024, Russia conducted a military intervention in the Syrian civil war, following a request by Ba'athist Syria under Bashar al-Assad for support against the Syrian o
Russian military patrol in Syria
Preparation of an aircraft of the Russian Air Force for combat sorties in Syria.
Russian multirole fighter Su-30 at the Hmeymim air base.
A Russian air defense battery in December 2015. A Pantsir-S1 close-range defense system and two launch vehicles for S-400 long-distance flight missiles at Latakia.
Most factions fighting in the Syrian civil war received various types of support from foreign countries, groups, and entities based outside of Syria. As a result of extensive foreign intervention, the
Russian (Lavrov, Putin) and US (Kerry) representatives meet, in the United Nations headquarters in New York, to discuss the situation in Syria, 29 September 2015
Russian sappers in Aleppo, December 2016
Russian Military Police in Kobanî, October 2019
Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani praying alongside Liwa Fatemiyoun militiamen in the Syrian Desert in 2017