Russia, Turkey conduct joint patrol east of Syria’s Kobani
KOBANI, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, Russian Military Police (MP) and Turkish forces conducted a joint military patrol in the western countryside of the city of Kobani, northern Syria.
This is the 104th patrol between the two forces in the region since the signing of the Russian-Turkish ceasefire agreement.
In October 2019, following a Turkish military operation in areas of northeast Syria which resulted in the occupation of Tel Abyad, north of Raqqa and Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) north of Hasakah, the Turkish president signed two ceasefire agreements, one with Russia and the other with the US.
The ceasefire agreements stipulating halt of all hostilities there and the withdrawal of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) 30 kilometers in depth away from the Turkish border in addition to conducting joint patrols with Russia in order to monitor the implementation of the agreements.
The patrol, which consisted of eight Russian and Turkish military vehicles, set off from the village of Ashma, 20 kilometers west of Kobani.
It roamed the villages of Chareqli Fouqani, Qeran, Dikmadash, Khorkhoy, and Boban reaching to Tel Shair 4 kilometers west of Kobani.
The patrol then immediately returned to the starting point in the village of Ashma, passing through the villages of Susan, Qola, Qaraqoy Tahtani, Binder, Mishko, Jebnah, and Charqli Fouqani.
The Turkish military vehicles returned to Turkey through the gate near Ashma, while the Russian military vehicles returned to their position near the town of Sirrin south of Kobani.
On June 20, the 103rd Russian-Turkish patrol in the region was conducted in the eastern countryside of Kobani.