"The first Turkish-Russian joint patrols with ground and air units are underway east of Ad Darbasiyah in northeast Syria as agreed between Turkish and Russian presidents in Sochi on 22 October," Turkey's National Defense Ministry said on Twitter.
The joint patrols will check that all YPG/PKK members have moved back from the Turkish border.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, reached an agreement on October 22, under which YPG/PKK members would pull back 30 kilometers south of Turkey's border with northern Syria within 150 hours, after which Turkish and Russian security forces would conduct joint patrols. (ILKHA)