Russia sends more troops to Syria
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Russia has sent around 300 more troops to Syria under an accord between Ankara and Moscow which halted Turkey’s military incursion into northeast Syria, following the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. troops
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TURKEY

Under Turkey-Russia deal, Kurdish fighters must retreat 30km from Turkish border by Oct 29 

TURKISH MILITARY AND SYRIAN OPPOSITION

Turkey to maintain land already seized but will not advance further

Turkish and Russian troops to conduct joint patrols 10km inside Syria, excluding Qamishli

Kobane
Tal Abyad
Qamishli 
Ras al-Ain
Hasakah
Manbij
KURDISH AND SYRIAN GOVERNMENT CONTROL
Ain Issa 
Raqqa
Tal Tamr
M4 highway
IRAQ
River Euphrates
Tabqa 
SYRIA 
SYRIAN GOVERNMENT
Deir al-Zour

50km 30 miles
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TURKEY
SYRIA
Damascus
JORDAN
IRAQ

Area of detail

200km 125 miles
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In shift of policy, U.S. is preparing to deploy troops and tanks to Deir al-Zour region to prevent oil fields from falling back into hands of Islamic State (IS) militant group
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Sources: Russian Ministry of Defense, Institute for the Study of War, LiveuaMap © GRAPHIC NEWS


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