Russia's Lavrov says advance by Syrian 'terrorists' is inadmissible
8/12/2024 7:23
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday it was inadmissible to allow what he called a terrorist group to take control of Syrian lands.
He was speaking in the Qatari capital Doha after meeting the Turkish and Iranian foreign ministers following a rapid advance by Syrian rebels led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group that threatens President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
Russia, a long-term ally of Syria, intervened in 2015 to prop up Damascus during Syria's civil war, which began in 2011.
Russia maintains a military presence in Syria, including a naval base and airbases in the cities of Tartus and Latakia, in the coastal region that is a stronghold of Assad's Alawite sect.
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