Russia sends battalion of military police in Aleppo

Russia has sent a battalion of military police in Aleppo, after the Syrian regime took full control of the ravaged city. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said in Moscow today that a battalion of military police has been sent yesterday to maintain law and order in the liberated territories. The Russian military police is a



subdivision of the military that is meant to ensure order and discipline in the army.

Meanwhile the Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the recapture of Aleppo as a "very important part of the normalisation in Syria" and said that everything needs to be done for fighting to stop on all Syrian territory.