Russia says Iranian forces pulled back from Golan in Syria; Israel unsatisfied

By Polina Nikolskaya and Dan Williams MOSCOW/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Iranian forces have withdrawn their heavy weapons in Syria to a distance of 85 km (53 miles) from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, TASS quoted a Russian envoy as saying on Wednesday, but Israel deemed the pullback inadequate. Backed by Russia, Iran, and Lebanon's Hezbollah Shi'ite militia, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has retaken territory in southern-western Syria from rebels, closing in on the Golan. Moscow has sought to reassure Israel by saying it wants only Syrian forces to deploy on or near the Syrian-held Golan.

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