United States in Direct Contact With Rebels Who Took Over Syria. Russia packing up military equipment at base in Syria, satellite images show

 

Russia packing up military equipment at base in Syria, satellite images show

By Reuters

December 14, 20245:35 AM GMT+8Updated a day ago

Item 1 of 5 A satellite image shows northern section of Russian Khmeimim airbase, near Latakia, Syria, December 13, 2024. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

[1/5]A satellite image shows northern section of Russian Khmeimim airbase, near Latakia, Syria, December 13, 2024. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Russia appears to be packing up military equipment at a military air base in Syria, according to satellite images released by Maxar following rebels' overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad last weekend.

The images taken on Friday show what appear to be at least two Antonov AN-124s, one of the world's largest cargo planes, with their nose cones open at the Hmeimim air base in Syria's coastal Latakia province.

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