Russia says it’s set to deploy security forces to Syria

Published July 4, 2017 5:33pm ET



Russia could begin deploying military police to security zones in Syria after the zones are finalized in two to three weeks, the country’s TASS news service reported Tuesday.

The security forces could be sent to de-escalation zones in the western part of the country that were recently brokered by Russia, Iran and Turkey during ongoing talks in Kazakhstan, Russian envoy Alexander Lavrentyev told TASS.

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