Monitoring a fragile truce in Syria
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Russian servicemen in sand-coloured fatigues sit by phones and computer screens at a base in northwestern Syria, monitoring a ceasefire often on the brink of collapse.
In coordination with a US centre in the Jordanian capital, soldiers at Russia's Hmeimim airbase record breaches of the truce -- brokered by Moscow and Washington -- from barracks converted into a makeshift call centre.
Since President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria in mid-March, Moscow has presented itself as a key peacemaker on the ground. Russia has been a key player in UN-mediated talks between the government and militant forces.
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May 05, 2016 09:03pm
Putin, Assad and the Syrian military all agree they are not going to talk to the opposition. They are winning the war. They don't need to talk.
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May 05, 2016 09:10pm
Russia is the only country wants peace the western world looking for trouble
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May 06, 2016 01:03pm
@Ali jee: Only that they wanted to achieve by bombing more and more inside Syria.
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