27 February 2019 - 21:25

Moscow and Damascus call on US troops to quit Syria

<p style="text-align: left;">Moscow and Damascus on Wednesday, February 27, called on US forces to leave Syria and to allow people inside a refugee camp in the southeast of the country to be evacuated by Russian and Syrian forces.

A joint statement, released by Russian Defense Ministry, said Russian and Syrian forces had prepared buses to relocate refugees at the camp in the Rubkan area and would guarantee them safe passage so they could start new lives, Reuters reported.

“We also call on the United States, whose military units are on Syrian territory illegally, to leave the country,” the joint statement read.

The United States said earlier this month it would leave about 400 US troops split between two different regions of Syria, a reversal by President Donald Trump that could pave the way for US allies to keep troops in Syria.

Reporter’s code: 50101

News Code 35889