Reuters KEMAL ASLAN
The Russian and Turkish soldiers conducted a joint patrol near the city of Qamishli in the countryside of Hasakah in northern Syria.
The commander of the Russian convoy, Colonel Andrei Titov, told reporters on Friday that it is the 144th operation of the joint patrols, in implementation of the memorandum of understanding on Syria signed between Russia and Turkey in the city of Sochi in 2019.
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He added that the patrol proceeded normally as the convoy traveled 95 km under the surveillance of helicopters belonging to the Russian Aerospace Forces.
About 70 soldiers and 10 pieces of military equipment participated in the patrol, including “Tigers” and “Typhoon” vehicles of the Russian military police and Turkish Kirpi vehicles.
Source: TASS
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