Turkey begins joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria: AFP
Friday, 1 November, 2019 , 09:20
Kiziltepe, Turkey, Nov 1, 2019 (AFP) — Turkish troops on Friday began joint patrols with Russian forces in northern Syria as part of a deal to ensure the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters from the border, an AFP journalist reported.
The patrols began at around midday (0900 GMT) in a village in the Al-Darbasiyah region, the journalist reported from the Turkish side of the border where Turkish forces had invited reporters to witness the event.
