White House Concerned by Russia’s Military Moves in Syria

 

Reuters, 21/04 17:32 CET

By John Irish and Rodi Said

GENEVA/QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday it was concerned about reports that Russia is moving more military equipment into Syria to bolster President Bashar al-Assad, with a truce in tatters and peace talks in meltdown.

A U.S. official separately said Russia has been repositioning artillery to northern Syria – a move that may suggest the Syrian government and its allies are preparing another assault on the divided city of Aleppo.

The arrival of Russian reinforcements would risk driving the war into an even higher gear after the effective collapse of the truce and U.N.-led peace talks in Geneva aimed at ending a five-year war that has killed at least 250,000 people.

Russia’s defence ministry did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

U.N. special envoy Staffan de Mistura will on Friday assess whether Geneva talks can go on with the main opposition negotiators refusing to participate and combatants accusing each other of breaking the six-week-old ceasefire. 

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Source: Euronews