The Turkish and US armies have completed the first joint ground patrol, northern Syria, as part of efforts to establish a safe area east of the Euphrates.

The Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that the patrol, which was launched this morning took place as planned, and took three hours.

The Anatolia news agency reported that the leaders of the Turkish and American convoys, who met on the border strip, discussed the period of the plan of conducting the patrol.

The joint military convoy then moved towards the town of Tal Abyad, 25 kilometers west of the meeting point, where it conducted surveillance in the area and then headed to the interior in the south.

The Turkish military convoy was greeted by Turkish-made Atak helicopters as it approached Turkey's border, flying overhead.

On Sunday, the first joint ground patrol between the Turkish and US armies began in eastern Euphrates, Syria, as part of the activities of the first phase of the establishment of the safe area.

Ankara and Washington agree to establish "joint operations center" to manage safe area in northern Syria (Anatolia)

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On August 7, Ankara and Washington reached an agreement to establish a "joint operations center" in Turkey to coordinate and manage the creation of the safe zone in northern Syria.

The agreement was reached after Ankara stepped up its threats to launch an attack against Kurdish units, classified by a "terrorist" group in northeastern Syria.

Following intense talks, an agreement was reached between Ankara and Washington, which supports the so-called "Syrian Democratic Forces", of which the YPG is the main component.

The SDF has pledged to cooperate to make the agreement a success, destroying military fortifications in the area. Ten days ago, the Kurdish autonomous administration announced the start of withdrawing groups of Kurdish units from the border area of ​​Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain, as well as heavy weapons.

Details of the timeframe and size of the region were not disclosed, although Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signaled that his US counterpart Donald Trump had promised it would be 32 kilometers wide.

The SDF, however, reported that the area it approved was up to five kilometers deep, and in some areas between Ras al-Ain and Tall Abyad would range between nine and 14 kilometers.