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  "id": 528796,
  "title": "Syria and Russia save face with deal on military bases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syria-and-russia-save-face-with-deal-on-military-bases-528796",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/11/russia-syria-latakia-tartous/"
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  "summary": "A deal to scale back Russia's decades-long military presence in Syria saves face for both countries, as Damascus seeks to build on its new alliance with the US, Syrian sources said on Monday. Having come to the aid of Bashar Al Assad during Syria's civil war, Russia was the main loser – along with Iran – when the former regime was overthrown by militant groups led by current Syrian President…",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Syria and Russia save face with deal on military bases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syria-and-russia-save-face-with-deal-on-military-bases",
        "published": "2026-08-11T03:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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