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The news published by various foreign websites - about what is being circulated about the withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria - did not find any official comment from the authorities in Moscow, either negative or positive.

Various news websites, such as the opposition Moscow News website and the Israeli "Debka", had published news about Russia's withdrawal of its forces from Syria to be deployed in Ukraine.

It quoted - from whom it described as military sources - that Russia began transferring bases in the area of ​​the Syrian conflict, where its forces were deployed, to the Revolutionary Guards and the Lebanese Hezbollah.

And she added that reducing the Russian presence is of great importance, because Moscow has repeatedly prevented the strengthening of Iranian positions, and formed armed groups away from the influence of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and also prevented the pro-Iranian generals from controlling the entire Syrian army, but Moscow - according to the Israeli website - lost interest in controlling on the situation in Syria, and that recent appointments to the senior leadership in Damascus confirm this.

Expressions of support for the Russian attack on Ukraine fill the streets of Damascus (communication sites)

allegations

Colonel Reserve Viktor Litovkin confirms that it is not possible to talk about the implications of any strategic movement of the Russian forces in Syria without official confirmations, statements, and clarifications from the Russian Defense Ministry.

Litovkin continues, in an interview with Al-Jazeera Net, that a partial withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria "can be assumed theoretically, on the basis that Russia was able to accomplish its main task, which is to eliminate the Islamic State (ISIS)" and enable the Syrian government forces to control most of the areas In the country "together with progress on the line of reconciliation."

He believes that the partial withdrawal of forces can only be achieved as a result of an understanding in this regard between the political and military leaderships in both countries.

At the same time, he stressed that "in all cases, there is no longer a need to maintain large numbers of Russian military formations in Syria, especially ground forces, as it is now possible to be satisfied with strategic forces, and to carry out any urgent operations from the Mediterranean basin."

shuffle papers

The Russian military clarifies that the reports that Moscow withdrew its forces from Syria and moved them to the battle front in Ukraine are accompanied by promoting Iran’s efforts to exploit the vacuum left by Russia to deepen its presence in Syria, and that it is only a new episode in the chain of Western propaganda that is trying to amplify any decision. With a supposed partial withdrawal of Russian forces, in favor of psychological warfare they are waging with the aim of suggesting that Russian forces in Ukraine are under-numerous or ineffective.

In his opinion, even if "there are indications that the Russian forces are moving and sending some to Ukraine, this does not indicate a strategic change in the Russian deployment in Syria, and it is certainly not the beginning of its withdrawal from there."

A demonstration in Damascus in support of the Russian move in Ukraine (communication sites)

flammable areas

In turn, the expert on Arab affairs, Andrei Ontikov, rules out the occurrence of a Russian decision in the current circumstances in terms of withdrawing its military forces, at a minimum, the forces deployed in southern Syria due to the nature of the region, which may become “combustible” in the event that Iranian and Hezbollah forces reach the outskirts of the Golan Heights and spread. On the lines of contact opposite Israel.

Ontikov continues, in an interview with Al-Jazeera Net, that "Moscow is aware of the geopolitical sensitivity of the regions of southern Syria, and that it would be strange to take an ill-considered and dangerous decision of this kind" despite the liberation of areas in which approximately 80-85% of the country's population lives, and the conclusion of many From the cease-fire agreements, and the tangible and relative stability that the Syrian arena is witnessing at the present time.

He concluded that any Russian withdrawal should be conditional on the ability of the Syrian forces to ensure stability and security, not only in the areas where the Russian units were located, but also those located on the borders with neighboring countries, which is one of the most important reasons, and at the same time the goals, for which they were presented Russian forces into Syria.