Turkish army targets Russian patrol in Syria’s Manbij
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Turkish army and affiliated armed opposition groups targeted a Russian patrol in the village of al-Jat, north of Manbij, northern Syria, with mortars, on Tuesday.
“The Russian patrol included a Russian officer accompanied by several Syrian government officers,” a field source told North Press.
“The targeting coincided with conducting the patrol which was checking the front lines with the Turkish-backed armed opposition groups,” the source added.
He pointed out that the Turkish-backed armed groups targeted the Russian vehicles which were near the mosque of the al-Jat village, north Manbij.
On February 8, the Manbij Military Council stated on its official Facebook that its forces had thwarted an infiltration attempt of the Turkish-backed armed opposition groups in the northeast of the city which resulted in the killing of 5 members including a leader in the Brigade 111 named Mustafa Mahmoud Haj Ibrahim.