Putin orders most troops out of Syria - BBC News

In a surprise move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to start withdrawing the "main part" of its forces in Syria from Tuesday. He told a Kremlin meeting the Russian intervention had largely achieved its objectives.

[cutyoufirst]

Omg, BBC is so bad these days! Get it right and start providing full story for a change. This is so one sided again. rubbish journalist work guys! Very unprofessional!

[Gstyle]

Putin sayd at the beginning that the operation is limited on maximal one year, so what's the problem?

[AndSome]

That's pretty clever.
The move is to reinforce peace talks. Now try to allege Russia on any more truce violations.

[hueyfreeman]

Someone from BBC once predicted this WILL happen.

[llleeeooonnniiiddd]

Теперь очередь запада делать свое дело.

[whitefang]

Russia came, wiped out Isis and Jihads, Russia leaves, job done. UK and U.S should learn from them.

[stern]

Слышу слова адекватного человека на би-би-си.

[grandgemstones]

he show US should do the same. US not police.

[phildobson]

This is surprising - if true. But their has to be more to the story?

[markjacob]

for putin to pull out so drastically fast like that and did not destroy isis as putin said he would, something more is going on here than we are being told..

[pacojammeh]

from September to march the world have seen a big change except those who turns a blind eye to the truth.

[chillonthis]

He keeps his naval and air base, by establishing an Alawite state for President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's coastal province of Latakia. A rump state for Alawites is good news for Kurds.

[monimulhasan]

after destroy syria. now they saying to withdraw.. how funny.. however, , at last they back..

[abdisalanaden]

why Russia is leaving syria they're coming to test their weapons and it is working so deal is done

[bwvbctf]

Butchar Al ASSad isn't listening to pootin

[greykat]

Thought about improving my English by watching this... I just can't. Mass media is just soo full of lies, all of it! Doesn't matter whether it's British, American or Russian. I guess l should just watch a movie...

[twanabaiz]

I as kurdish man I believe Russian interfere in Surya for tow reason first show world how advance Russian military technology and second teach Assad how to fight and then left all of Russian weapon for Assad to continue fight as Russian way

[lukefrombk]

I don't wanna sound like a smartass but I thought this would happen. Putin successfully built a military base, in the country of his last ally in the middle east. At the same time he completely distracted the World from the ongoing war in Ukraine. As well as giving the Air Force of Russia valuable experience of flying in the desert. Also probably creating some anger towards Russia in Syria. This may lead to future Russian conflict with groups in the region, again furthering the expansion and fighting experience of the Russia's armed forces.
Although maybe Putin isn't as Insidious as I think he is and without Russia's only foreign military base, the Russian people would stop thinking about war and the idea of the greatly expanding Russian Empire, and focus their frustrations on the fact that 40 percent of Russians don't have running water or electricity, that the Gov't is openly corrupt, Russia's major problem of alcoholism and heroin use, the constant propaganda that is their Media, and that the average life expectancy in Russia is 64 years old.