Jul 03 2021 10:23 Gmt+3
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Turkish-backed Syrian militants swapped five captured Syrian soldiers for five militants in Russian captivity in Syria on Friday, Russia’s TASS news agency reported.
The swap took place near al-Bab in Aleppo province, TASS said, citing the Russian defence ministry.
“A swap of five Syrian soldiers kept by the armed opposition units for five members of illegal armed groups was conducted near the settlement of al-Bab in the Aleppo governorate on July 2,” the ministry said.
“Representatives of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, the International Committee of the Red Cross and chief of the Damascus office of United Nations Special Envoy (Geir) Pedersen were present during the exchange as observers,” the ministry added.
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