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128th Russian-Turkish joint patrol launched in Syria’s Kobani
[NPASyria] The Russian Military Police (MP) conducted on Monday a joint patrol with the Ottoman Turkish forces in the western countryside of Kobani, northern Syria.

This is the 128th patrol between the two forces in the region since the signing of the Russian-Ottoman Turkish ceasefire agreement in northeast Syria.

In October 2019, following the so-called Ottoman 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 Ottoman 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 Ottoman 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 Ottoman Turkish military vehicles accompanied by two Russian helicopters, set off from the village of Ashma, 20 km west of Kobani.

The joint patrol roamed the villages of Charqli Fouqani, Jebneh, Bayadiyah, all the way to the village of Zor Maghar, which is located off the city of Jarabulus on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River.

Then, it turned back towards the east, and passed through the villages of Bayadiyah, Jebneh, Mishko, Binder, Qaraqoy Tahtani, Qola, Sousan, all the way to the checkpoint of the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) near the Izaa (Radio Station), west of the city of Kobani.

After that, it returned to its starting point in the village of Ashma, passing through the villages of Seftek, Boban, Khorkhoy, Dikmadash, Qaran, Charqli Fauqani.

The Ottoman Turkish military vehicles returned to The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
 through the gate near Ashma, while the Russian military vehicles returned to their position near the town of Sirrin south of Kobani.

On Feb. 20, the Russian and Ottoman Turkish forces conducted the 127th joint patrol in the eastern countryside of Kobani.
Posted by: trailing wife 2023-02-28
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