In Syria, the Russian military police take possession of an old US base
ARK News: After US forces leave Manbij, in northern Syria, their former base serves the Russian military police who use it for patrols.
An American base abandoned after the withdrawal ordered by Donald Trump now serves as a checkpoint to the Russian military police. This announcement was made by officer Safar Safarov, who said the military police were expanding its patrol areas in northern Syria.
“Since the American withdrawal, the entire district of Manbij with the adjacent
Territories have been under our responsibility. The vanguard receives special attention
We also have the mission to escort all the convoys that cross Manbij day and night, said Safar Safarov. It happens to Russian armored vehicles Tigr to travel up to 200 kilometers per day.
US forces have left the area recently, leaving an electric generator on, furniture and office equipment. This territory is currently in development court to accommodate the Russian contingent, he detailed.
A runway has also remained intact. Carved into the rock and two kilometers long, it is currently used by Russian helicopters on patrol in the north.
With the help of their Syrian counterparts, Turkish forces launched an offensive in northeastern Syria on 9 October to move the Kurdish militia from the People's Protection Units (YPG) away from their borders.
On October 22 in Sochi, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan adopted a memorandum on joint patrols in northern Syria.
Under the agreement with Moscow, Kurdish forces have abandoned their positions at the border and patrols conducted by the Turkish army and the Russian army have been set up. The first took place on November 1st.
Source: MBS News
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