Russia, Turkey conduct joint patrol west of Syria’s Kobani
KOBANI, Syria (North Press) – Russian Military Police (MP) and Turkish forces conducted on Monday a joint military patrol in the western countryside of Kobani, a city in northern Syria.
This is the 100th 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, 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 Jarqli Fouqani, Qeran, Dikmatash, Khorkhori, Boban and Joul Bek reaching to the village of Tel Sha’ir, 4 kilometers west of Kobani.
The patrol returned to the set off point in Ashma, passing by the villages of Sosan, Kola, Qaraqwi Tahtani, Binder, Mishko, Jebnah, Jarqli 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 May 23, the 99th Russian-Turkish patrol in the region was conducted in the eastern countryside of Kobani.