epa12685032 A road sign near Al-Qamishli airbase, northeast Syria, 27 January 2026. According to the Britain-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) the Russian forces started to partially transport military and logistical equipment from their positions in Al-Qamishli to the military airbase in Latakia countryside. EPA/AHMED MARDINLI

epa12685031 An entrance to Al-Qamishli airbase, northeast Syria, 27 January 2026. According to the Britain-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) the Russian forces started to partially transport military and logistical equipment from their positions in Al-Qamishli to the military airbase in Latakia countryside. EPA/AHMED MARDINLI

epa12685029 Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A heavy strategic airlifter at Al-Qamishli airbase, northeast Syria, 27 January 2026. According to the Britain-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) the Russian forces started to partially transport military and logistical equipment from their positions in Al-Qamishli to the military...

epa12685030 An entrance to Al-Qamishli airbase, northeast Syria, 27 January 2026. According to the Britain-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) the Russian forces started to partially transport military and logistical equipment from their positions in Al-Qamishli to the military airbase in Latakia countryside. EPA/AHMED MARDINLI

epa12685028 A plane over to Al-Qamishli airbase, northeast Syria, 27 January 2026. According to the Britain-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) the Russian forces started to partially transport military and logistical equipment from their positions in Al-Qamishli to the military airbase in Latakia countryside. EPA/AHMED MARDINLI

epa12685027 An entrance to Al-Qamishli airbase, northeast Syria, 27 January 2026. According to the Britain-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) the Russian forces started to partially transport military and logistical equipment from their positions in Al-Qamishli to the military airbase in Latakia countryside. EPA/AHMED MARDINLI

epa12685026 A plane over to Al-Qamishli airbase, northeast Syria, 27 January 2026. According to the Britain-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) the Russian forces started to partially transport military and logistical equipment from their positions in Al-Qamishli to the military airbase in Latakia countryside. EPA/AHMED MARDINLI

epa12685025 A plane over to Al-Qamishli airbase, northeast Syria, 27 January 2026. According to the Britain-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) the Russian forces started to partially transport military and logistical equipment from their positions in Al-Qamishli to the military airbase in Latakia countryside. EPA/AHMED MARDINLI

epa12685024 A Russian flag on an entrance to Al-Qamishli airbase, northeast Syria, 27 January 2026. According to the Britain-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) the Russian forces started to partially transport military and logistical equipment from their positions in Al-Qamishli to the military airbase in Latakia countryside. ...