Russian Defense Committee Recommends Ratifying Air Group Deployment in Syria

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The Russian upper house of parliament's defense committee upheld on Tuesday an agreement on the permanent deployment of Russia's air group in Syria and recommended lawmakers to ratify the document at its October 12 session.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Under the agreement, signed in Damascus on August 26, 2015, Russian military personnel will gain immunity identical to that provided by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Russian troops will also not be subject to border checks when entering Syria.

Russia began its counter-terrorist air campaign in Syria on September 30, 2015, at the request of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

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