File photo of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Damascus:
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has requested military assistance from Russia in a letter to President Vladimir Putin, Damascus confirmed on Wednesday.
"The Russian air force was dispatched to Syria after a request from the Syrian state via a letter by President Assad to President Putin that includes an invitation to send the Russian air force as part of President Putin's initiative to fight terrorism," the Syrian president's office said in a statement.
"The Russian air force was dispatched to Syria after a request from the Syrian state via a letter by President Assad to President Putin that includes an invitation to send the Russian air force as part of President Putin's initiative to fight terrorism," the Syrian president's office said in a statement.
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