Moscow signals Syria pullback to urge Assad to engage
Russia plans to withdraw most of its 3 000 to 6 000 personnel from Syria, a move Putin says should bolster Syria's political talks in Geneva. Moscow credits its intervention with turning the war in Assad's favor and urges him to take greater responsibility, while pace of gains and setbacks persist in Idlib and around Aleppo.
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IS commander Omar al Shishani dies from U S strike wounds
Omar al Shishani a top Islamic State commander described as a magnet for fighters from the former Soviet Union died of wounds from a U S airstrike in Syria. Iraqi intelligence and a Syrian activist group cited by The Associated Press confirmed the death near Raqqa.
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