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Under the above heading, Vladimir Mukhin wrote, in “Nezavisimaya Gazeta”, about the terrorists’ cover-up in sites under Washington’s control in Syria, and Ankara’s failure to separate the moderate opposition from terrorist formations.
The article reads: The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the activity of illegal armed groups has increased sharply in the governorates of Homs and Deir Ezzor in southern Syria. She added, “One of the possible reasons behind their being able to move secretly in the desert region is the opportunity for them to seek refuge in the Al-Tanf area, which is controlled by the US-led international coalition and the gangs of the former Free Syrian Army.” As the representative of the Russian military group in Syria said.
The United States itself admits that its Western and Middle Eastern allies have used this area to train representatives of the moderate opposition from the Free Syrian Army and other illegal armed groups. The Americans have stated, more than once, that these opposition groups are fighting against ISIS. However, according to information from Moscow and Damascus, the illegal Syrian armed groups present in the Al-Tanf region under the protection of the Pentagon and their allies are fighting the Syrian government army.
In the territories occupied by Turkey in northern Syria, there are no clear borders between the FSA fighters and terrorist group formations.
As Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Seromolotov said, “About 17,000 fighters from Jabhat al-Nusra are stationed in Idlib with their allies and a close number of other illegal armed groups members, and there has not yet been a separation with these terrorists.” According to his information, which is consistent with the estimates of the Russian Ministry of Defense, “the militants continue their operations in the area beyond the Euphrates in northeastern Syria and in the US control area around Al-Tanf to the south.” They are mainly illegal armed groups backed by the United States and Turkey and close to the so-called Free Syrian Army.
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