US EditionRussia withdrawing troops from airport in northeast Syria: Reuters
- Tuesday, Russian forces began withdrawing from positions in northeast Syria, in areas held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, while retaining a presence around Qamishli.
- Fighting early this month between the SDF and government forces followed collapsed merger talks, while Russia has built ties with the new central Syrian government in Damascus since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December 2024.
- Associated Press journalists found a base near Qamishli airport Tuesday guarded by SDF fighters, while Ahmed Ali said Russians began evacuating equipment via cargo plane five or six days ago.
- After a four-day truce expired Saturday, the two sides extended the ceasefire by 15 days, supporting a U.S. operation to transfer Islamic State militants to Iraq, Syria's defense ministry said.
- There is no official Russian statement about the Qamishli withdrawals even as Russia retains air and naval bases on the Syrian coast, and Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa is expected to visit Moscow on Wednesday to meet 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, 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.
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