Russia and Turkey run a new joint patrol west of Kobani city

ARK News: SOHR said in its report that the Russian forces and their Turkish counterpart launched a new joint-patrol in villages, west of Kobani. The patrol was escorted by two Russian helicopters and planned to tour the villages of Shamma, Jarqili, Qarran, Dakemdash, Kharkhuri, Buyan, Saftik and Tal Sha’ir.

The Syrian Observatory added that residents of Jarqili village waited on the road, where the patrol was expected to pass, in order to pelt it with stones and rotten vegetables and express their resentment towards the Turkish presence in their areas.

This is the 21st patrol of kind to be run since joint patrols between the Turks and the Russians started in early November.

On January 6, SOHR reported that the Russian and Turkish forces conducted a new joint patrol of four Russian vehicles and three Turkish ones, in the western countryside of Darbasiya city. The patrol was launched this morning from Shurik area at the border strip and toured Salam Alik village, Otayshan, Karkand, Ta’alak, Qayrawan, Zahr Al-Arab and Al-Kesrah, then it returned again to Shurik.

SOHR also added that the joint patrol passed through Zahr Al-Arab checkpoint of the Internal Security Forces (Asayish).

Source: SOHR

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