Putin orders withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin has unexpectedly ordered the withdrawal of troops from the wartorn country of Syria, state media reported on Monday. Putin traveled to an airbase in western Syria on Monday morning to meet with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, and said that the Russian and Syrian armies had finished their mission of combating terrorism in the country. "I order the defense minister and chief of the general staff to start the withdrawal of Russian troops to the site of their ...

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