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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Putin visits Syria, claims ‘huge’ progress in talks with Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Syria today and met officials including President Bashar Assad, state media reports.
Putin hails “huge” progress made in talks with Assad, according to the reports.
Putin’s visit is the second to the war-torn country where his troops have been fighting alongside government forces since 2015.
The visit comes amid heightened tensions between Iran, a key Syrian ally, and the United States, following the killing of a top Iranian general in a US airstrike in neighboring Iraq.
— Agencies
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