Altercation follows incident last week in which a Russian fighter jet flew close to US surveillance plane with crew inside

In worrying development for Israel, now-abandoned bases transferred to IRGC and Hezbollah, as Moscow has been be main force in the country working to prevent Iranian expansion

No confirmation of assertion in state media by senior Russian military official, in comments made the same day Moscow lashed out at Israel over its statements on Ukraine invasion

Deployment includes nuclear-capable bombers, fighter jets carrying state-of-the-art projectiles in apparent showcase of Russian ability to counter US forces in region

Pilot says spoofing, which tricks plane’s GPS into thinking it is elsewhere, is affecting civilian flights over Mediterranean; Israel complained publicly of issue in 2019

Strikes are first since Russia carried out public joint air-defense patrols with Syrian airforce; State TV says some incoming missiles intercepted, but 'material damage' caused

Moscow reportedly announces joint jet patrols with Damascus will become regular occurrence; report claims Israeli officials struggling to understand reason for sudden policy change

As tensions mount between Putin and world powers over Ukraine, Moscow appears to make a statement over its presence in the Middle East

Syrian state TV says the two discuss continued military operations in country's long civil war, amid recent reports of Russian airstrikes on Idlib

Moscow's Defense Ministry says Tu-22M3 planes will take part in training missions; deployment marks first time since Cold War that Moscow has stationed heavy bombers in Mideast