© Russian Defense MinistrySDF Chief Mazloum Abdi and top Russian military officials
Talks between the top Russian military officials and the commander-in-chief of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were held on Wednesday, via video link. Abdi discussed the ongoing developments in northeastern Syria with Shoigu and Russia's Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, expressing full support to the deployment of Russian military police and Syrian Army units into the region.
"Currently, units of the Russian military police and regular Syrian troops are being deployed into many locations. We are providing them with all kind of help and assistance," Abdi said.
The SDF chief also expressed gratitude to Russia and President Vladimir Putin "for ensuring safety of the Kurdish people." Abdi and Shoigu discussed the implementation of the deal reached by Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Russia's defense minister specifically stressed that there was no need for civilians to leave their homes and that their safety will be ensured.
On Tuesday, Putin and Erdogan held lengthy talks in Russia's resort of Sochi, coming up with an agreement regarding northeast Syria. As a result of the deal, Turkish military incursion dubbed 'Operation Peace Spring' has effectively come to an end, while Syrian troops and Russian military police are set to deploy to much of the Syrian-Turkish border. Kurdish-led militias - which Ankara believes to have strong ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - are to be fully withdrawn from a 30-km strip along the border.
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It is interesting to note because the First use of gas after the first World war was against the Kurds by the R.A.F. in 1925.
I know because my grandfather followed his orders who carried out the raids. Still a war crime even by the standards then.
Who is ACTUALLY controlling these prosecutions? because you Sir/ madam are behaving like a satanist. you defend no one.
Of course, that is the opposite of what the US wants hence the targeted murders of anti American protestors in Baghdad. This is to eliminate the opposition to US presence in IRAQ. And if any leaders survive they will become a rebel force outside of Baghdad where it is harder to target any one individual altho the drone mapping and bases outside of Baghdad will almost preclude that option.
With the collapse of the economies of S America, the globalists are set to use the SA collapse to rebuild the capitalist economy by owning the water and power. Leaving the Middle East in economic ruins for the new Silk Road proponents.
Russia sees this, and the new oil pipelines just coming into play are an important support to rebuild Europe outside of the conflicted Middle East.