Russia asks Turkey for help in withdrawing troops from Syria
9 December 14:02
Russia has asked Turkey for support for the safe withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria. This was reported by CNN Türk with reference to Komersant ukrainskyi.
Reportedly, Russia plans to withdraw its troops from the field, leaving them only at the bases in Tartus, Deir ez-Zour and the Hmeymim air base.
It is expected that Russian soldiers will be moved to areas controlled by the Turkish Armed Forces, from where they will be airlifted to Russia.
It is also noted that the influence of Iranian proxies in Syria has significantly decreased recently. In this context, Russia is looking for ways to safely withdraw some of its troops with the support of Turkey and has already made a request.
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As reported by , Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate claims that Russia is withdrawing its contingent from Syria.
The Russian army has withdrawn its warships from the Tartus naval base, which Assad gave to Russia as a payment for the protection of his regime. On December 8, the frigate Admiral Grigorovich of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the cargo ship Engineer Trubin of the Russian Northern Fleet left Tartus for the Mediterranean Sea.
The Russians are also transferring the remains of their weapons and military equipment from Syria by military aircraft from the Khmemim airbase.
Syrian rebels have taken control of the capital Damascus and continue their offensive in the provinces of Latakia, Hama and Tartus. Opposition forces are moving to the coast, so Russia may lose military bases there.
Yesterday , Syrian rebels announced the liberation of Damascus and Assad’s escape.
