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Russia Begins Withdrawal From Syria
Russia is withdrawing its aircraft carrier and some other warships from the waters off Syria.
It is the first step in drawing down of Russian forces in the country.
Russian general staff chief General Valery Gerasimov said that the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier and accompanying ships are to be the first to leave.
The Tass news agency have reported that he said:
"In accordance with the decision by the supreme commander-in-chief (President) Vladimir Putin, the Defence Ministry is starting to downsize the grouping of armed forces in Syria."
Moscow has been a key supporter of Syrian president Bashar Assad's government and forces in the Middle East country's devastating civil war.
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