Turkey, Russia conduct 119th joint patrol in Syria’s Kobani
KOBANI, Syria (North Press) – Russian Military Police (MP) conducted on Monday a joint patrol with Turkish forces in the eastern countryside of Kobani, north Syria.
This is the 119th patrol between the two forces in the region since the signing of the Russian-Turkish ceasefire agreement in 2019.
In October 2019, following Turkish military operation “Peace Spring” 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 accompanied by two Russian helicopters, set off from the village of Gharib, 15 km east of Kobani.
The patrol passed the villages of Qaramogh, Kharabisan Tahtani, Jishan and Baghdik in the eastern countryside, reaching the villages of Khaneh, in the western countryside of Tel Abyad.
The patrol returned to its set point in the village of Gharib, passing through the villages of Baghdik, Kharabisan Tahtani, Holaqiya, Telk and Boztepe.
The Turkish military vehicles returned to Turkey through the gate near Gharib, while the Russian military vehicles returned to their position near the town of Sirrin, south of Kobani.
On November 7, the Russian MP and the Turkish forces conducted the 118th patrol in the eastern countryside of Kobani.