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US unwilling to let bus convoys enter its zone of control to evacuate Syrian refugees

Head of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the conflicting sides in Syria Viktor Kupchikhin said that refugees are unable to leave the Rubakan camp because the US would not let bus convoys pass

MOSCOW, March 4. /TASS/. The United States is unwilling to let bus convoys sent to evacuate refugees from Syria’s Rukban camp enter its zone of control, head of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the conflicting sides in Syria Major General Viktor Kupchikhin told a briefing on Monday. He pointed out that the mission had been launched in accordance with the March 1 decision made by the Russian and Syrian coordination centers for the return of refugees.

"However, despite all measures that have been taken, refugees in fact cannot leave the Rukban camp because the United States is unwilling to let buses sent to evacuate refugees pass,and is also refusing to ensure the humanitarian convoys’ safety within the 55 kilometer-wide zone around its base in Al-Tanf," he said.

Kupchikhin added that militants had shelled a number of settlements in Syria’s Latakia province in the last 24 hours.