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The first meeting of the delegates of the Committee for the Management of the Eastern Territories of the Euphrates, to which the representative of the Russian group of forces Major General Yevgeny Poplavsky was invited, was held on December 3 in Dair al-Zor province, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria said on Monday.
The first meeting was attended by 23 delegates representing the interests of all ethno-confessional groups and nationalities living to the east of the Euphrates.
"Addressing the delegates to the meeting, Major General Poplavsky said that the grouping of troops, consisting of the formations of the people's militia of the eastern tribes of the Euphrates, is completing the operation to defeat the terrorists of IGIL * in the east of the province of Deir ez Zor," the report said.
"The actions of the grouping of militia units against IGIL * are supported by Russian military aviation ... All actions of the armed militia units on the eastern bank of the Euphrates are coordinated from Khmeimim by the headquarters of the Russian group of forces in Syria," Poplavsky said.
The entire territory of Syria to the east of the Euphrates will be completely freed from terrorists in the coming days, according to the Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria.
"In the coming days, the entire territory of Syria to the east of the Euphrates will be completely freed from terrorists," the report said.
It is noted that the issue of returning to the peaceful life of the liberated regions comes to the forefront. For this purpose, a branch of the Russian Reconciliation Center has been deployed in the Joint Operational Headquarters, which assists the sheikhs and leaders of local tribes in the formation of a committee for the management of the eastern territories of the Deir ez Zor province. It included representatives of all segments of the population, tribes, persons enjoying prestige in social, economic and scientific circles.
"According to the co-chair of the Committee, Mahmammad Qatarji, the main tasks of the Committee for the Management of the Eastern Territories of the Deir ez Zor province will be the formation of authorities, the organization of delivery of humanitarian assistance and the return of refugees to the areas liberated from terrorists, the demining of the territory and the restoration of infrastructure facilities," the message of the Reconciliation Center.
In addition, Kurdish formations said they are ready to ensure the safety of Russian military on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, the Russian center for reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria reports.
"Co-chairman of the committee Mahmud Nuri, representing Kurdish militia units ... said that the Kurdish formations are ready to provide security for the Russian military located on the eastern bank of the Euphrates," the message of the reconciliation center said.
He also said that the Kurdish militia effectively fought against the IG * under the Russian command, and thanked Russia for helping to restore peace to the Syrian land.
"He (Mahmoud Nouri) stressed that members of the Committee consider the eastern regions of the province of Deir ez Zor as an inseparable part of Syria."
To support the troops of the people's militia of the Euphrates tribes and the Kurdish troops of the Russian Air Force, 672 combat sorties were carried out, more than 1,000 450 targets were struck, the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria reports.
"In the interests of supporting the advance of the detachments of the national militia of the eastern tribes of the Euphrates and the Kurdish self-defense units by the air force of the Russian Air Force, 672 sorties were fired, more than 1 450 targets were hit," the message said.
It is also noted that for the direct management and organization of interaction with the militia units in the village of Salhiyah, a joint operational headquarters has been created, which includes not only Russian military advisers but representatives of the eastern tribes of the Euphrates.
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