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The fate of Russian military bases in Syria following the surprise downfall of Bashar al-Assad remains unclear, the Kremlin said Monday.The
Tartus Naval Base and Khmeimim Air Base are Russia's only military outposts outside the former Soviet Union and have been key to the
Kremlin's activities in Africa and the Middle East
But the ousting of Moscow's long-time ally Assad in a shock rebel offensive has brought their future into question."There are no final
decisions on this," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday
"We are in contact with representatives of the forces that now control the situation in the country."Moscow said Sunday it had evacuated
some of its diplomatic staff from the country
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