Tue Mar 15, 2016 17:51:38
Syrian forces backed by Russian airstrikes have made major gains to the west of the central city of Palmyra, which is held by the Takfiri ISIS terrorist group, a report says.
The Syrian troops were supported by “heavy air cover from Russian jets,” the Lebanese satellite television station affiliated with the resistance movement of Hezbollah reported on Tuesday.
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the bulk of Syria-based Russian military forces to withdraw from the conflict-ridden country. The pullout process started on Tuesday.
Putin’s order came hours after the new round of indirect peace talks between the Damascus government and the foreign-backed opposition, aimed at resolving of the five-year deadly crisis in Syria, resumed in Geneva, Switzerland.
The negotiations are underway as a ceasefire has stood in Syria since February 27.
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