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US must leave the area it controls in Southern Syria — Lavrov (WATCH LIVE)
US troops must immediately shut down their zone of control in Southern Syria in the area of Al-Tanf, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, speaking at Valdai Club conference on Middle East in Moscow.
The area on Syria’s border with Jordan, which Washington designated as a “de-confliction zone” under its protection, hosts the Rukban refugee camp, Lavrov said on Monday. Russia believes the camp to be a recruiting ground for militant groups and blames the US for restricting humanitarian access to it.
“This zone must be shut down immediately. And deliveries of humanitarian aid must be allowed into the camp,” the minister said.
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