Posted on 10/15/2019 11:43:32 PM PDT by rintintin
Russia has stepped up its role in the conflict in Syria by deploying military police to the country's north.
The Russian units are patrolling a contact line between Syrian and Turkish forces, according to a statement Tuesday by Russia's Defense Ministry. The line runs along the northwestern borders of the Manbij district. After Turkey launched a long-threatened offensive across the border into Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syria last week, local Syrian Kurdish leaders struck a deal with Syria's government in Damascus to enforce the border. Now Russia is standing behind the Syrian troops deployed to the region. On Tuesday, Russia's presidential envoy on Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, told state news agency TASS on Tuesday that Moscow "won't allow" clashes between Turkish and Syrian forces on the ground.
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Trump is vindicated, again.
Ally?? Be real. Turkey is a NATO member. Syria is Russia's ally.
Why are we there?
Good!
Russia has been a sponsor of Syria and all of their military endeavors for many years. In a sense, Syria is more Russian than a number of the former Russian federation states.
Good luck, Ivan.
Tell us how it works out in a year or two.
I was in Beirut, I’m glad we’re out of Syria.
Let the Russians play referee.
One card the Russians hold as referees is that their ROE in a dust up will be pretty liberal. I doubt that their political officers will interfere as much as our JAG officers.
Let Syria and Assad protect the Kurds and fight Turkey for their own land. I said to my Generals, why should we be fighting for Syria and Assad to protect the land of our enemy? Anyone who wants to assist Syria in protecting the Kurds is good with me, whether it is Russia, China, or Napoleon Bonaparte. - President Donald Trump
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