Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will begin the withdrawal of “a significant part of the Russian troop contingent located in Syria” during a surprise visit to the Khmeimim Air Base, in Syria’s Latakia province, Monday.
During his trip to Lattakia, President Putin met the Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad, the Chief of the General Staff of the Syrian Army and the head of the ‘Tiger Forces’ General Suheil Al-Hassan.
Video footage was released earlier – online – features president Putin praising Gen. Suheil for his successful operations that led to liberate large areas in Deir Ezzor province.
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