Turkey, Russia hold 10th joint patrol in Idlib, Syria - It's Over 9000!

Turkey, Russia hold 10th joint patrol in Idlib, Syria

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Turkish and Russian troops have carried out the 10th joint patrol along a key highway in Idlib, northwestern Syria, Turkey’s National Defense Ministry said Tuesday.


“Within the framework of TUR-RF Agreement/Protocol, the 10th TUR-RF Combined Land Patrol on M-4 Highway in Idlib was conducted with the participation of land and air elements,” the ministry said on Twitter.


The M4 highway, also known as the Aleppo-Al Hasakah road, is about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Turkey's southern border.


The ninth joint patrol was conducted on Thursday.


This March, Ankara and Moscow agreed on a protocol urging parties to “cease all military actions along the line of contact in the Idlib de-escalation area.”


The protocol said joint Turkish-Russian patrols would begin on March 15 along the M4 highway from the settlement of Trumba -- 2 km (1.2 miles) to the west of Saraqib -- to the settlement of Ain al-Havr.


Idlib has long been under siege by Assad regime forces and its allies, and previous cease-fires for the region were plagued by violations.

Source: Anadolu Agency.

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