Russia And Syria Call On The U.S. To Withdraw Its Troops

Washington said earlier this month it would leave about 400 US troops split between two different regions of Syria [File: Rodi Said/Reuters]

Al Jazeera: Russia, Syria urge US to withdraw its troops

Russia and Syria call on the US to quit the war-torn country and to allow for the evacuation of refugees in Rukban.

Russia and Syria have called on the United States 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 on Wednesday by Russia's Ministry of Defence said Russian and Syrian forces had prepared buses to relocate refugees at the camp in the Rukban area and would guarantee them safe passage so they could start new lives.

Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees are facing harsh living conditions at the Rukban camp near the Syria-Jordan border, despite Russian attempts to set up "humanitarian corridors" through the region last week.

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Update: Russia and Syria tell U.S. forces to leave Syria: joint statement (Reuters).

WNU Editor: The U.S. will leave according to their own timetable.