MOSCOW: Russia has begun to withdraw military equipment from Syria, the defense ministry said Tuesday, after Moscow announced it will pull the bulk of its forces from the war-torn country.

“Technicians at the (Hmeimim) airbase have begun preparing aircraft for long-range flights to airbases in the Russian Federation,” the defense ministry said in a statement, adding that military equipment was being loaded onto the planes.

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