[Rudaw] Moscow could deploy military police to patrol a proposed ’buffer zone’ between Syria and ...the most dubious NATO
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, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday, according to Russian news agencies.
"We have experience in combining ceasefire agreements, safety measures and the creation of de-escalation zones with the roll-out of Russian military police," Lavrov was cited as saying, according to Rooters.
"Such a possibility is being kept open for this buffer zone."
Lavrov was referring to a joint Russian-
It is unclear whether Moscow could persuade Ankara to establish a similar buffer along the Turkey-Syria border.
Although Trump seems to have backpedaled on a full withdrawal, suggesting the US presence could instead be reduced to "hundreds", the drawdown has spooked SDF commanders who fear a threatened
Ankara has told the US it is willing to administer the buffer zone. The Syrian regime in Damascus, however, says
Russia was invited to intervene in support of the Syrian regime in 2015. Moscow launched
s and deployed troops to fight the armed opposition and jihadists trying to unseat Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Horror of Homs...
Eager to prevent a new
Under any such deal, the Kurdish provinces of northern Syria ‐ also known as Rojava ‐ would like greater autonomy under a new Syrian constitution, and protections for their cultural and political rights. They would also like to maintain their own forces on the frontier.
Russian military police already have a presence in Manbij.