### [2024-12-12](/feed/2024/12/12/index.md)

##### Syrian civil war
# Satellite images and MarineTraffic data confirm that the Russian Navy has abandoned its naval base in the port city of Tartus. 




### Sources:

1. [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/12/syria-rebels-assad-russia-tartus-warships-planes-medvedev/)

### Changes:

1. Satellite images and MarineTraffic data confirms that the Russian Navy has abandoned its Tartus naval base in the port city of Tartus. Five Russian warships remain in a holding pattern in the Eastern Mediterranean sea, out of range of rebel artillery and drones.  _2024-12-13 02:19:28 (First version)_
1. Satellite images and MarineTraffic data confirm that the Russian Navy has abandoned its naval base in the port city of Tartus.  _(Current version)_

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