Russia Says Assad Took Control of Syrian Town Near Turkey

“The Syrian army has taken control of Manbij,” President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters Saturday on a conference call. The Kremlin’s announcement came as the Russian and Turkish foreign and defense ministers, as well as the countries’ intelligence chiefs, met in Moscow to discuss coordination in Syria as they move to fill the void left by the U.S. military pullout.

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