Russian-Turkish joint patrol in western countryside of Kobani
KOBANI, Syria (North Press) – The Russian military police conducted on Thursday a joint patrol with the Turkish forces in the eastern countryside of Syria’s city of Kobani, in accordance of the third day of the complete lockdown due to the outbreak of coronavirus in the region.
The patrol was the 35th to be conducted in Kobani, since the agreement between the Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that included conducting joint patrols in northeastern Syria at a depth of 10 km, except for the city of Qamishli.
The patrol, consisted of eight military vehicles set out from the village of Ashma, 20 km west of Kobani, reaching Tel Sha’ir, 4 km west of Kobani. The patrol returned to the village of Ashma, where it started, after passing by many villages west of Kobani.
The Turkish armored vehicles returned to Turkey through the gate near the village of Ashma, while the Russian military vehicles returned to their position near al-Iza’a region, west of Kobani.
The Russian military police conducted on November 26, the Russian-Turkish joint patrol in the eastern countryside of Syria’s city of Kobani that was the 34th to be conducted in Kobani.