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Russian soldier killed in mine explosion in northern Syria: monitors
[Rudaw] One Russian soldier died and three others were maimed on Wednesday after their military vehicle hit a roadside kaboom in northwestern Hasaka province in northern Syria, two monitors have reported.The explosion took place near al-Asadiyah village in  ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...in October 2019, according to the Rojava Information Center (RIC), a local monitor in northeast Syria. As part of a deal with Ankara, Russian troops have been patrolling some of these areas since late 2019. "It is so far unclear what the soldiers were doing this far inside The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) also reported the earth-shattering kaboom, saying it happened after the Russian military vehicle passed the village, which is located at a crossroads between areas ruled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, The dear departed departed this vale of tears in al-Darbasiyah (Dirbesiye) in Hasaka, it added. "SOHR activists have documented the hovering of Russian helicopters in the areas to transfer the remaining three maimed soldiers to hospitals," said the UK-based group. The Russian defense ministry later confirmed the earth-shattering kaboom, saying their vehicle hit "an unidentified bomb." "As a result of the earth-shattering kaboom, one Russian serviceman died from his injuries. Three Russian servicemen who followed him in the car were taken to a hospital, where the necessary medical assistance was provided," it said. Russia — the main backer of Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Scourge of Qusayr... - has acted as guarantor of the indirect ceasefire between Turkey and the SDF since 2019. The US has also played a similar role. Both forces have conducted joint patrols with Related: Hasaka: 2021-06-06 The Global Coalition to fight ISIS brought a batch of new military and logistical equipment to a base south of Syria's Hasakah Hasaka: 2021-06-02 Civilian killed, others wounded in explosion in Syria's Hasakah Hasaka: 2021-05-19 Two ISIS militants arrested crossing border from Syria: Iraqi security media cell Related: Ras al-Ain: 2021-06-09 SDF denies activity against Turkey in northern Syria Ras al-Ain: 2021-06-04 Pro-Turkish groups' infighting in Syria's Sere Kaniye leaves casualties Ras al-Ain: 2021-05-31 Turkish-backed groups infiltrate Syria's Hasakah countryside, casualties reported Posted by: trailing wife 2021-06-10 |
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