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Syria, Russia reach deal on Russian bases
Welcome back to the Daily Briefing.This is Ezgi Akin, filling in for Gabrielle. In today’s edition:Syria, Russia reach deal on Russian bases in SyriaIran says no reason to fear Pakistan-Turkey-Saudi security pactYemeni military: Houthi attack kills sevenIsrael closes Palestinian Christian village, citing settler attacksThanks for reading,Ezgi (ezgi_akin)Damascus reports deal with Moscow on Russian bases in SyriaA portrait of Russia's President Vladimir Putin hangs above the military base of Hmeimim in Latakia province in western Syria in 2024 — AAREF WATADSyria reached an understanding with Russia on turning Moscow’s two military bases in the country into joint training and capacity-building centers, according to Syria’s official SANA news agency.Russia and Iran were the main international backers of the regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad during Syria’s 13-year civil war and Moscow’s military intervention helped keep Assad in power until 2024.Under the agreement, Russia’s Hmeimim air base and Tartus naval base, the sole Russian military base on the Mediterranean, will be converted into joint training and capacity-building centers under new arrangements that Damascus said would preserve the mutual interests of both countries.The deal allows Russia to retain a security presence in Syria while placing the facilities under a new framework within Syria’s post-Assad government, SANA reported.The agreement gives the two sides three months to complete the transition. Civilian facilities at both bases will be transferred to Syrian control.Russia has not yet publicly commented on the deal.Listen to a breakdown of the top headlines on today’s episode of the Middle East Minute podcast with Adam Lucente.Iran says no reason to fear Pakistan-Turkey-Saudi security pactTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 7, 2026. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that his country sees no reason for concern over a new defense pact signed between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia last week.Baghaei added that the pact could contribute to regional stability if it remained inclusive and correctly identified regional threats, pointing specifically to Israel.Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement on Friday following months of negotiations.The pact stipulates that an armed attack against one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against all three. Pakistani officials described it as “purely defensive” and not directed against any particular state.The agreement builds on a Saudi-Pakistani mutual defense pact signed in September 2025 and comes as Gulf states seek to strengthen regional defense arrangements amid the Iran war and growing questions over their reliance on US security guarantees. Pakistan deployed thousands of troops, fighter jets and an air-defense system to Saudi Arabia earlier this year under its bilateral agreement with Riyadh.Houthi attack kills seven, Yemeni military saysSmoke rises during Houthi missile and drone strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, Yemen, Aug. 9, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/StringerSeven people were killed and 30 others wounded in a Houthi attack on Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Mocha, the Yemeni military said Monday, as fighting intensifies between the Iran-aligned group and forces backed by Saudi Arabia.The military said four members of the armed forces and three civilians were killed, adding that residential neighborhoods and civilian infrastructure were targeted. Air defenses intercepted and destroyed 11 Houthi drones involved in the attack.Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group launched ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi troop concentrations and weapons depots in the area.The Houthis control Sanaa and much of northern Yemen after driving the internationally recognized government from the capital in 2014. Saudi Arabia intervened the following year and remains the principal external backer of Yemen’s internationally recognized government and allied forces fighting the Houthis.Israel closes Palestinian Christian village, citing settler attacksIsraeli settlers put out a fire by a settler outpost, near the Palestinian town Taybeh in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 17, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Israel’s military closed the Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank to non-resident Israelis on Sunday, citing a rise in attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians.The military said the area was declared a closed military zone following “violent attacks by Israelis” and that troops would disperse gatherings and detain suspects violating the order.Taybeh, one of the West Bank’s few remaining predominantly Christian villages, is home to the well-known Taybeh Brewing Company.The closure follows repeated settler violence around the village, including a June incident in which settlers allegedly obstructed efforts to extinguish a nearby fire.
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