Most if not all Russian warplanes have been withdrawn from Syria, a spokesman for the United States military said Friday, adding that Russia has staged no air strikes during the past week.
However, the American military assessment contradicted assertions by the Russian military that its jets were flying as many as 25 sorties a day in support of a Syrian government offensive to recapture the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State (ISIS) group fighters.
(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)
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