国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Russia to withdraw majority troops from Syria, keep two bases
<p><span word="MOSCOW">MOSCOW</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 11-- <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="but">but</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airbase">airbase</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hmeymim">Hmeymim</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="airfield">airfield</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="significant">significant</span>" <span word="pullback">pullback</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="troops">troops</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="lethal">lethal</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span>.</p><p><span word="Thanking">Thanking</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="servicemen">servicemen</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="September">September</span> 2017, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="terror">terror</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span>, <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="wives">wives</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="bases">bases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hmeymim">Hmeymim</span> <span word="airbase">airbase</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tartus">Tartus</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="base">base</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="blows">blows</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>," <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hmeymim">Hmeymim</span> <span word="airbase">airbase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Latakia">Latakia</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 49 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="warplanes">warplanes</span> <span word="stationed">stationed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airbase">airbase</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="sorties">sorties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="destroying">destroying</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="depots">depots</span>, <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="range">range</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="bombers">bombers</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="airstrikes">airstrikes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p>
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