Russian-Turkish joint patrol runs in Syria’s Kobani
KOBANI, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, Russian Military Police (MP) along with Turkish forces, conducted a joint patrol in the western countryside of Kobani, northern Syria. This is the 79th joint patrol of the two forces conducted together.
The patrol, which consisted of eight Russian and Turkish military vehicles accompanied by two Russian helicopters, set out from the village of Ashma, 20 kilometers west of Kobani.
It roamed the villages of Jarqeli Fouqani, Jebnah, Bayadiyah, reaching to Zor Maghar, which is opposite of Jarablus on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River and the last village west of Kobani.
After that the patrol immediately returned from Zor Maghar heading to the east, passing the villages of Bayadiyah, Mishko, Jebnah, Binder, Qaraqoy Tahtani, Qola, and Sosan before reaching the checkpoint of the Internal Security Forces (Asayish) near the Iza’a (Radio) Tower seven kilometers west of Kobani.
The patrol returned to the setout point in Ashma village, passing the villages of Seftek, Boban, Khorkhori, Dikmekdash, Qaran, and Jarqeli Fouqani.
After that, the Turkish military vehicles returned to Turkey through the gate near Ashma village, while the Russian military vehicles returned to their position near Sirrin town south of Kobani.
On November 15, the Russian MP conducted the 78th joint patrol with the Turkish forces in the eastern countryside of Kobani.