RUSSIA MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SYRIA

AT A GLANCE
Russia intervened Syria on behalf of president Bashar Al
Assad in Syria
In 2014, its intervene Ukraine
Russia relations with US and NATO have plummeted to a
post-cold war
Russia also threatened NATO with nuclear saber rattling,
aerial incursions, and military exercises.
In response, US and EU have imposed economic sanctions,
excluded Russia from major diplomatic forums such as the
G8, and bolstered NATOs defenses against Russia in
central Europe.
THE BEGIN OF INTERVENSION IN SYRIA

On 30 September 2015, Russias Parliament approved a

request by president Vladimir Putin to launch air strikes in
Syria. This remarks an legal intervention toward Syria.
In addition, Putin were personally invited by Assad to cope
this conflict. Both of them have strong relationship as Putin
called Assad as his number one friend.
Because of that, Russia always vetoed against UN Security
Council to protect regime Bashar Al Assad and its interest
RUSSIA AIMS

Strategic steps to pursuing parallel goals of seeking new relevance

in the region and international arena with a show of power and
influence to mark his authoritativeness
To protect its naval facility at the Syrian port, Tartous, which serves
Russias sole Mediterranean base for its black fleet
Seen as a new strategic paradigm in the Middle East and the
international arena.
Weaken the enemies of the Bashar al-Assad regime
 THE TARGETS

First, the strikes only targeted jihadist

group, islamic states(IS) to fight and
destroy militants and terrorists
They destroys command centers, arms
depots and military vehicles.
The target area included Raqqa,
Aleppo, Hama and Idlib
HOW RUSSIAN PURSUE MILITARY INTERVENTION ?

supplied the Syrian military with weapons and facility with the new, most
modern, high technology, multi-role strike aircraft Russia has to offer
Send air expeditionary force that represents a microcosm of the Russian air
force as a whole.
Provide dozens of jets, combat helicopters, main battle tanks, armored
personnel carriers and surface-to-air missile systems, sophisticated anti-
aircraft batteries, anti-submarine missiles and 12 Russian warships to patrol
the Mediterranean.
aid Assads forces by attacking rebel strongholds from the air, and arm and
also train Syrian military forces loyal to Assad.
A part of russian aircraft RUSSIAN NAVAL BASE, TARTUS
 Russia is regaining its position and influence again by reaching to
the Syrian civil war.
Russia try to reposition itself itself as a leading power in the middle
east which is capable of launching effective military operations.
Syria had been used by Russia to display its ability to impact and
effect on Syria conflict and Assad allows Russia to seen as player
again