Russia has demanded that Iran withdraw from its military bases in central and western Syria amid a rise in apparent Israeli attacks, Asharq al-Awsat reported on Friday.
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It seems that the Russian military fears that its sites could be damaged in an IDF strike. A Syrian official told Asharq al-Awsat, a London-based and Saudi-owned paper, that Russia specifically told Iran to leave bases in the coastal province of Tartus, which houses a large Russian navy base, and in the Masyaf area of Hama, where a Syrian air defense base houses Russian-made equipment, including long-range missiles.
News come days after the Syria accused Israel of striking the Aleppo and Damasus airports, reportedly trying to prevent an Iranian plane carrying weapons from landing.
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