MOSCOW: A second group of Russian warplanes flew out of Syria Wednesday in line with Moscow’s decision to withdraw most of its forces, as US Secretary of State John Kerry prepared a rare trip to Moscow to discuss the conflict.

SU-25 combat aircraft and IL-76 transport planes pulled out of Russia’s Hmeimim base in Syria, the defense ministry said in a statement.

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