Newsweek: U.S. Military Will Leave Syria Base in Deal With Russia, Reports Say
The U.S. has reportedly considered abandoning one of its most significant military installations in Syria as it prepared to enter into talks with Russia and Jordan over a deteriorating security situation in the war-torn country's restive south.
The report, which first surfaced Sunday in Saudi Arabian newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, came as Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Tuesday that Moscow "supported the idea of holding a trilateral meeting at a level convenient for our partners," according to the state-run RIA Novosti. The U.S. and its Middle Eastern ally Jordan are opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose forces—backed by Russia and Iran—are planning a new offensive against rebels and jihadis across southern Syria.
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WNU Editor: It looks like they are carving-up the country.
The headline asserts as fact yet the story is simply raising the question of if the US will abandon the base.
ReplyDeleteIt's newsweek.
ReplyDeletethe headline asserts what will happen if the deal goes through and this is a part of what we will offer on end of things. True. The deal has not yet taken place. No need for snark, anon, unless you prefer:
ReplyDeleteIn a Proposed deal, the US will abandon base...
Not snark, fact. It is Newsweek.
ReplyDeleteJust keep Mssrs Sykes and Picot away
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