127th Russian-Turkish joint patrol launched in Syria’s Kobani
KOBANI, Syria (Northern Syria) – The Russian Military Police (MP) conducted on Monday a joint patrol with the Turkish forces in the eastern countryside of Kobani, northern Syria.
This is the 127th patrol between the two forces in the region since the signing of the Russian-Turkish ceasefire agreement in northeast Syria.
In October 2019, following the so-called 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 seven Russian and Turkish military vehicles set off from the village of Gharib, 15 km east of Kobani.
The patrol passed the villages of Karbanaf, Kosk, Alishar, Jom Ali, Kortek, Kobek, Satan, Teri, Tel Hajib, Qabajeq Saghir, Telk, Boztepe, Qaramogh and Jishan, reaching the village of Kharabisan Fouqani.
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 Feb. 13, the Russian and Turkish forces conducted the 126th joint patrol in the western countryside of Kobani.