Timeline for Have some of Russian troops withdrawn from Syria since Putin's announcement in december 2017?
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| May 25, 2018 at 6:01 | comment | added | user2501323 | There is a big difference - during that wars US and USSR have "boots on the ground" - their ground forces took part in conflicts. Russian part of Syrian war is just air and air defence support. That is a big difference. And a much more difference in casualties. | |
| May 24, 2018 at 15:37 | comment | added | Evargalo | "war is near its end" is quite what Soviets thought in Afghanistan in 1980, what US thought in Vietnam in 1970 or in Irak and Afghanistan in 2005, what Russia thought in Syria in 2016, and each time the withdrawal of the foreign force took much longer than expected... | |
| May 24, 2018 at 15:23 | comment | added | user2501323 | will try to find it. But, really, this is searching in the darkness - even satellite images cannot give full situation. But there is some reason - war is near its end | |
| May 24, 2018 at 15:17 | comment | added | Evargalo | Following your Tass link to the original Lavrov itw fro Clarin, he even said "Then, in December 2017, Russia withdrew most of its military contingent from the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic. However, Russia's mission in Syria is not over yet." (clarin.com/mundo/… + Goggle translation). If other sources could be found confirming this, that would make a complete answer. | |
| May 24, 2018 at 14:58 | comment | added | user2501323 | 1.But he still needs them. And I doubt if there will be no bases after the war ends. All is around mandate. If Syrian goverment somehow calls it back, there will be another situation. 2.Air-defence systems were placed there since the very beginning. They will prevent Lybian or Yugoslavian scenario if necessary. | |
| May 24, 2018 at 14:54 | comment | added | Evargalo | I didn't downvote : The impressions from satelite data and the Lavrov statement are helpful, thanks for the research. But I wonder about the last sentence. 1.The motivation for the withdrawal announcement seems to be that Assad needs less Russian troops to keep control than in 2015-17. 2. What's the link with US forces ? First they are very few compared to Russians, second they have never been mentioned as a reason for Russian presence in Syria. | |
| May 24, 2018 at 11:46 | comment | added | user2501323 | Downvoters, please, leave your comments. It's interesting for me to know your motivation. | |
| May 24, 2018 at 11:04 | history | answered | user2501323 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |