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Wed Dec 19, 2018, 11:00 PM Dec 2018

Russia blesses US troop withdrawal from Syria

President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria is finding approval from Russia, which partnered with Iran to provide military support to Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.

"A milestone story which might evolve from this decision is a real prospect for a political solution,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday.

The results of the decision could be felt promptly at a strategically-significant border crossing in southeastern Syria, the diplomat suggested. U.S. forces have maintained a camp called At Tanf, which helped prevent Iranian ground forces from establishing a “land bridge” through Iraq and Syria to Lebanon. Russia has threatened to attack this base in recent months, alleging that the United States is sheltering terrorists.

"Hope emerges that this location on the Syrian map will follow the example of Aleppo and other Syrian towns and villages which begin getting back to peaceful life," Zakharova told local media, in remarks quoted by state-run TASS. “Once Americans were there, there was no such hope.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-blesses-us-troop-withdrawal-from-syria/ar-BBRbLgJ?li=BBnb7Kz

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