Russia and Turkey on Saturday agreed to coordinate ground operations in Syria after last week’s shock announcement of a US military withdrawal, Moscow’s top diplomat said. “Of course we paid special attention to new circumstances which appeared in connection with the announced US military pullout,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ...
Russia on Friday hailed as “positive” the Syrian army’s entry into the key northern city of Manbij for the first time in six years after Kurds opened the gates. “Of course, this will help in stabilizing the situation. The enlargement of the zone under the control of government forces… is ...