Russia Withdraws Air-Defense Systems, Other Advanced Weaponry from Syria

(Wall Street Journal) Benoit Faucon - Russian cargo planes have flown air-defense equipment, including radars for S-400 and S-300 interceptor systems, from Syria to bases in eastern Libya controlled by Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, U.S. and Libyan officials said. Russia has also flown troops, military aircraft and weaponry out of Syria in a significant drawdown of its presence there.