US EditionRussia withdrawing troops from airport in northeast Syria: Reuters
Russia ends small deployment at Qamishli airport while retaining key air and naval bases amid shifting frontlines and a fragile ceasefire in northeastern Syria.
- On Monday, Reuters reported Russian forces were withdrawing from Qamishli airport in northeastern Syria, with Russian flags still flying and two planes bearing Russian markings on the runway, five Syrian sources said.
- President Ahmed al-Sharaa's forces have advanced this month across northern and eastern Syria, and Russia has established ties with al-Sharaa since he seized power months ago.
- Two sources said Russian forces began a gradual withdrawal last week with some units moving to the Hmeimim air base, while Russia's defense ministry did not immediately comment.
- A fragile ceasefire was extended on Saturday for 15 days, while Russia is expected to maintain its air base and naval facility on Syria's Mediterranean coast despite reducing its Qamishli deployment.
- Russian reporting last week suggested Damascus might request Russian forces depart once Kurds are pushed out, as Kommersant reported Syrian ministers discuss military cooperation with President Vladimir Putin.
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Russia is withdrawing its forces from Qamishli airport in the northeastern Syrian region, which Syrian government forces are trying to regain control of from Kurdish forces.
Videos are supposed to show how Russia is loading a plane, a journalist apparently filming herself in the abandoned halls: Moscow's troops are reportedly leaving one base in Syria, and two others are supposed to remain.
Russia withdrew its troops from Kamishla airport in north-eastern Syria on the territory of the former Kurdish autonomy.
Russia withdrawing troops from airport in northeast Syria
Russia is withdrawing forces from an airport in northeastern Syria, moving to end its military presence in a corner of the country where the Damascus government is trying to seize control from Kurdish forces, five Syrian sources said. Russia has stationed forces at Qamishli airport in the northeast since 2019, a relatively small deployment compared to its air base and a naval facility on Syria's Mediterranean coast, both of which it is expected …
Russia withdrawing troops from airport in northeast Syria, sources say
Russia is withdrawing forces from an airport in northeastern Syria, moving to end its military presence in a corner of the country where the Damascus government is trying to seize control from Kurdish forces, five Syrian sources said.
Russia withdraws its forces from the air base established at an airport in northern Syria, seeking to end its military presence in a region of the country where the government from Damascus is trying to...
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