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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

No Evidence of Russia Escalation in Syria amid Ukraine Assault, Says US General

General Frank McKenzie, USMC Commander, US Central Command, responds to questions during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on "Ending the US Military Mission in Afghanistan" in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, US, September 29, 2021. (Reuters)

Russia does not appear to be looking to escalate the conflict in Syria, the leading US general in the Middle East said on Friday, even as Moscow pursues its invasion of Ukraine.

Russian forces have remained in Syria since 2015 when they helped turn the tide in a war in favor of President Bashar al-Assad.

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