The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Third joint patrol in May | Russian and Turkish forces tour Ain al-Arab countryside (Kobani)

SOHR sources have reported seeing Russian and Turkish forces running a new joint patrol in Ain al-Arab countryside (Kobani). The joint patrol of eight Russian and Turkish armoured vehicles set off from the border village of Gharib and toured the villages of Qarrah Mugh, Jayshan, Kharabisan Fouqani, Baghdik, and Bandar Khan village in the western countryside of Tel Abyad in the eastern countryside of al-Raqqah, before it returned to the starting point. It is worth noting that the patrol was escorted by two Russian helicopters.

 

Accordingly, the number of Russian-Turkish joint patrols conducted in the region in May 2021 have risen to three.

 

On May 17, SOHR sources monitored Russian and Turkish forces conducting a new joint patrol in Ain al-Arab countryside (Kobani), east of Aleppo. The patrol roamed in several villages near the Syria-Turkey border.

 

While on May 10, Observatory activists reported seeing Russian and Turkish forces running a new joint patrol in the east of the city of Ain al-Arab (Kobani). The joint patrol of four Russian and four Turkish armoured vehicles set off from the border village of Gharib and toured border villages east of Ain al-Arab (Kobani), before it returned to the starting point. It is worth noting that the patrol was escorted by two Russian helicopters.