Russia’s engagement in the Syrian crisis prevented militants from gaining control over Damascus, cut down their military and economic base and helped win back some captured Syrian territories, Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin told the UN Security Council. “Russia’s [air forces] managed to prevent terrorists from gaining control over Damascus, ...
Turkey on Friday insisted that the evacuation of militants from the eastern sector of Syria’s Aleppo was not finished. “The evacuations are not over and many people still want to leave the area,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a press conference in Ankara.
