John Kirby, a representative for the U.S. State Department, told columnists on Tuesday he didn’t have correct points of interest of the Russian military unexpected in Syria however said Moscow had “many flying machine” based there.
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A Russian pilot gets inside a Sukhoi Su-25 fighter jet shortly before the take-off, part of the withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria, at Hmeymim airbase, Syria, March 15, 2016.
Warren said there had been a “fairly notable reduction” in the fighting between the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his more moderate opposition as a result of the cessation of hostilities agreed as peace talks began.
Russia’s defense ministry said another group of its aircraft left the Russian air base in Syria on Wednesday and is returning home. “So it wasn’t a surprise for us”, Ja’afari told reporters.
On Wednesday, a powerful Syrian Kurdish political party said it planned to declare a federal region in northern Syria, across the border from Turkey.
Iran’s concern is that Russian Federation is considering some “radical” outcome in Syria, said Safarov, the pro-Iranian expert in Moscow.
He also rejected a suggestion by the opposition High Negotiations Committee that the Geneva talks should move to a direct format, saying nobody should have a monopoly on representing the opposition.
“Assad noted the professionalism, courage and heroism of the officers of the Russian armed forces that took part in the military operations and expressed deep appreciation to Russia”, the Kremlin statement said.
The U.N. special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, called Putin’s announcement a “significant development” and said he hopes it will lead to “a peaceful political transition in the country”.
“In this case readiness (by the United States) to coordinate these efforts is certainly what causes satisfaction, and the main work of Moscow and Washington is now focused on this”.
On the ground, a cease-fire has been in effect since late February.
Stoltenberg says the consequences of the withdrawal are yet to be seen but that he “would welcome any action that reduces the military tensions in Syria”.
Just under portion of Russia’s altered wing strike power situated in Syria has flown out of the nation in the previous two days, as indicated by a Reuters figuring which proposes the Kremlin is quickening its fractional withdrawal.
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Meanwhile, a Russian deputy defense minister said Russia would continue striking Islamic State militants and Syria’s al-Qaida branch, known as the Nusra Front, as well as other militant factions that the U.N. Security Council has designated as terrorist organizations.
