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Urgent: Russia begins withdrawal of military equipment, denfense ministry

Xinhua, March 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Russia has begun to withdraw military equipment from Syria, the defence ministry said Tuesday.

"Technicians at the airbase have begun preparing aircraft for long-range flights to airbases in the Russian Federation," the defence ministry said in a statement.

The move came after Moscow announced it would withdraw the bulk of its forces from the war-torn Middle East country. Endi