Russia takes control by lunching helicopter base in N.Syria
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In the north-eastern Syrian city of Qamishli, Russia has begun setting up a helicopter base according to the Russian Defence Ministry's Zvezda TV channel said on Thursday. The new base will be protected by surface-to-air missile systems, and three helicopters have already been deployed there, Eurasia Diary reports citing Russian sources.
U.S. troops left the city of Qamishli, the administrative center of the terror groups in northern Syria, last month as Turkey launched an assault against the resisting terror groups.
Russia and Turkey later clinched a deal pushing the Kurdish YPG fighters south of the frontline and launched joint patrols of the area.
The new Russian base is guarded by Pantsir surface-to-air missile systems; and three military helicopters, two Mi-35 gunships, and a Mi-8 transport helicopter have already been deployed there, with more to follow.
The footage also showed armored vehicles and ground support crews for the helicopters, as well as a weather station and a small medical clinic.
“This is the first group of Russian military helicopters here in northern Syria... It’s a historic moment. From this day onwards, our aviation group will operate permanently at Qamishli’s city airport,” said Pavel Remnev, Zvezda’s correspondent.
According to Timur Khodzhayev, the head of the new Russian base, also referred to as an aviation commandant’s office, the helicopters there will be used to expand the area of Russia’s patrols in border areas.
“Military police, special equipment, vehicles, and fuel to ensure uninterrupted flights have also been allocated,” he told reporters on Thursday.
The airstrikes significantly helped Syrian forces advance against anti-Damascus militants, who began a campaign of terror in Syria in 2011.
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