Russian Defence Ministry REFUTES Fake News Reports Claiming Turkish Backed Fighters Attack SAA

Sigh... yah, I'd seen the 'reports' earlier today, figured they were exactly the kind of spin we should expect from certain media outlets! Exactly the type of perception management which would induce a hysteria in the masses by planting an idea of discord rather then cooperation. And have the chattering masses on social media spreading the misinfo far and wide.Or sadly playing to the domestic audience. Truth the first casualty in war, always. It's a pretty clear statement refuting the claimsTASS

"Russia’s defense ministry refutes media allegations that pro-Turkish Syrian opposition units attacked Syrian government army’s position in the northeastern part of the country on Thursday, Major General Alexey Bakin, chief of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the conflicting sides in Syria, said on Friday."Reports in a number of foreign media outlets about the deterioration of the situation and clashes between government forces and pro-Turkish units near the settlement of Tell Tamer in the Al-Hasakah governorate have nothing to do with the real state of things," he said. According to the Russian officer, the Syrian army continues to deploy its units along the contact line with Turkish forces. "The Center for reconciliation of the conflicting sides keeps an eye on the situation in these areas. The current situation there is characterized as stable," he said.

The Russian reconciliation center continues to fulfill assigned tasks after the completion of the military campaign in Syria. The center’s officers regularly travel around the country's liberated areas to assess the humanitarian situation. The main efforts of the Russian military are now focused on assistance to the refugees returning to their homes and evacuation of civilians from de-escalation zones"

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