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Kurdish YPG Tells Sputnik About Deal With Russia Envisaging Presence in Afrin

© AFP 2023 / DELIL SOULEIMANA fighter from the Kurdish People Protection Unit (YPG) poses for a photo at sunset in the Syrian town of Ain Issi, some 50 kilometres north of Raqqa, the self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State (IS) group during clashes between IS group jihadists and YPG fighters on July 10, 2015
A fighter from the Kurdish People Protection Unit (YPG) poses for a photo at sunset in the Syrian town of Ain Issi, some 50 kilometres north of Raqqa, the self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State (IS) group during clashes between IS group jihadists and YPG fighters on July 10, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The Syrian Kurdish YPG units and Russia reached an agreement on fighting terrorism which envisages Russian presence near the city of Afrin in northern Syria, spokesman Redur Xelil told Sputnik. However, Moscow has not commented on the issue yet.

A general view taken on September 25, 2016 shows the flag of the Islamic State (IS) group painted on the wall outside the ancient Minbij hotel in the Syrian town of Manbij, that was used as a prison when it was under the control of the Islamic State (IS) group. - Sputnik International
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CAIRO (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, the Reuters news agency reported that Russian forces were setting up a military base in Afrin in agreement with the YPG.

The Russian Defense Minitry didn't comment on the information yet.

"The Russian presence in the Afrin region is based on an agreement between our troops and Russian servicemen acting in Syria within the framework of cooperation against terrorism and Russian servicemen providing support in training of our forces in conduct of modern warfare and the establishment of a point of direct contact with the Russian military forces," Xelil told Sputnik.

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