Cuban FM Refutes Reports on Alleged Deployment of Cuban Troops in Syria

Havana has dismissed recent media reports about alleged deployment of a Cuban military contingent in Syria, a statement on the country's Foreign Ministry’s website said.

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – On Wednesday, US media outlet Fox News reported, citing an anonymous US official and "evidence from intelligence reports," that an unspecified number of Cuban paramilitary and special force units were on the ground in Syria.

"Director General for Bilateral Affairs of the Cuban Foreign Ministry Gerardo Penalver Portal categorically denies and refutes the irresponsible and unfounded information about the alleged presence of Cuban troops in Syria, circulating in some media outlets," the statement issued Saturday read.

Earlier this week, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest stated that the United States had seen no indication that the Cuban government deployed any military to fight the Islamic State terrorists in Syria.