Loading ...US, Russia Agree On “Iran-Free Zone” In Syria
Multiple Israeli news outlets reported Saturday that the US, Russia, and Jordan have reached a ceasefire agreement over southern Syria which proposes to expel Iran-backed militias from the border with Israel in the Golan Heights. The reports came on the same day presidents Trump and Putin issued a joint statement on Syria after meeting on the sidelines of the APEC conference in Danang, Vietnam, which reaffirmed de-confliction efforts as both countries fight ISIS and underscored willingness to keep Syria’s territorial integrity intact while pursuing the Geneva process.
Though the joint statement references the “Memorandum of Principles concluded in Amman, Jordan”, it doesn’t make explicit reference to Iran or Hezbollah, but more broadly to efforts for “the reduction, and ultimate elimination of foreign forces and foreign fighters from the area to ensure a more sustainable peace.”
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