Russian forces deployed in Abu Rasin, separating regime forces from Turkish-backed factions

Reliable sources told the Syrian Observatory that the Russian forces were deployed today in the countryside of Abu Rasin town in Al-Hasakah city. They held on their military posts on which they raised the Russian flag, separating the regime-held areas from the areas under control of Turkey and its proxies.

On January 6, SOHR monitored that the Russian and Turkish forces conducted a new joint patrol of four Russian vehicles and three Turkish ones, in the western countryside of Al-Darbasiyah city. The patrol was launched this morning from Sherik 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 Sherik.

SOHR sources said that “the joint patrol passed through Zahr Al-Arab checkpoint of the Internal Security Forces (Asayish).”