The view from Hmeymim airbase, staging ground for Russia’s war in Syria
With relentless regularity, the Russian warplanes take off from Hmeymim airbase in Latakia on northwest Syria’s Mediterranean coast, the staging ground for Russia’s air war against Islamist terror groups fighting for control of Syria. Several times an hour, the base reverberates with the roar of fighter jets taking off to pound jihadist rebel groups and […]