Third joint patrol in 2023 | Russian and Turkish forces tour villages of Ain Al-Arab (Kobani)
Aleppo province: Today, Russian military police and Turkish forces have conducted a joint patrol in the western countryside of Ain Al-Arab (Kobani), marking the 123rd joint patrol since the ceasefire agreement in north-eastern Syria, and the third patrol in 2023.
The patrol, comprising eight Russian and Turkish military vehicles accompanied by two Russian helicopters, has set off from “Ashmeh” 20 kilometres to the west of Ain Al-Arab (Kobani).
The joint patrol toured the villages of “Jarqli Fawqani, Qaran, Dikmadash, Khorkhuri, Buban, Joul Beik,” reaching Tel Shaeer village, four kilometres to the west of Kobani city.
On January 9, SOHR activists reported that Russian military police and Turkish forces conducted a joint patrol in the eastern countryside of Ain Al-Arab (Kobani), marking the 122nd patrol between the two sides since the Russian-Turkish agreement on a ceasefire in north-eastern Syria, and the second in 2023.
The patrol, comprising seven Russian and Turkish military vehicles, set off from Gharib village, 15 kilometres east of Ain Al-Arab (Kobani).
The joint patrol toured the villages of Karbnaf, Kusk, Ali Shar, Jum Ali, Kortak, Kobak Satan, Tary, Tel Hajeb, Kabajak Sagher, Telk, Boztaba, Karagh Mogh and Jishan all the way to the junction of Kharabisan Fawqani village. The patrol then returned to Gharib village.