Under Russian supervision, prisoners exchanged between Damascus, Turkish occupation

The Russian forces in Syria supervised a prisoner exchange process between the forces of the Damascus government and the Turkish occupation, which took place in al-Bab area in the countryside of Aleppo.

Under Russian supervision, prisoners exchanged between Damascus, Turkish occupation
2 July, 2021   16:21
NEWS DESK

The mercenaries of the Turkish occupation released 5 soldiers and officers of the Damascus government forces who were captured at different times, in return, the Damascus authorities handed over 5 of the mercenaries of the Turkish occupation.

This operation is the fifth of its kind, which was mediated and supervised by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

This exchange comes in anticipation of the new round of Astana track talks that will be held in the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan, on July 7-8.

Two days ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced an agreement with the Turkish occupation on the establishment of a zone free of what he called the military elements in the region.

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