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Putin Orders Russian Military To Begin Pulling Out Of Syria

03.14.16 | 2:07 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with senior government officials at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Russian military jets carried out airstrikes agai... Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with senior government officials at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Russian military jets carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria on Wednesday for the first time, after President Vladimir Putin received parliamentary approval to send Russian troops to Syria. (Alexei Nikolsky/RIA Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) MORE LESS

GENEVA (AP) —Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the start of the pullout of the Russian military from Syria starting Tuesday.

Putin said the move should help serve as a stimulus for Syria’s political talks. The president said he coordinated the move with Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Putin said that the Russian airbase in Hemeimeem in Syria’s coastal province of Latakia and a naval facility in the Syrian port of Tartous will continue to operate.

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phlebas says:

March 14, 2016

THANKS OBAMA!

He’s still terrified of Putin, right?

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