Syrians eye future without Russia, but Moscow still hopes to stay

With the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Russia lost a key ally in the Middle East -but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersSyrians hope for a future without Russia, but it may not be easyBBCFor Ahmed Taha, Russia is an enemy — but he understands that Syria's interim leaders want to think strategically about foreign policyFor years Russia and Syria were key partners - Moscow gained access to Mediterranean air and sea bases while Damascus received military support for its fight against rebel forces.

Now, after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, many Syrians want to see Russian forces leave but their interim government says it is open to further cooperation.

"Russia's crimes here were indescribable," says Ahmed Taha, a rebel commander in Douma, six miles north-east of the capital Damascus.

The city was once a prosperous place in a region known as the "bread basket" of Damascus. And Ahmed Taha was once a civilian, working as a tradesman when he took up arms against the Assad regime following the brutal suppression of protests in 2011.

Entire residential districts in Douma now lie in ruins after some of the fiercest fighting in Syria's almost 14-year civil war.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx5xx7ne2wo


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