“From 12:15 on November 1, 2019, the first joint patrol of the Russian military police and the Turkish border service began joint patrolling of the Syrian-Turkish border,” the ministry said.
According to the ministry, a joint patrol started at the Derbisia customs crossing point. There was a meeting of the military police of Russia and the Turkish border guards.
The patrol will go west along the border of Syria and Turkey. The patrol consists of nine units of military equipment, including Russian Tiger and Typhoon armored vehicles, as well as Turkish Kirpi.
“The safety of the column is provided by the BTR-82 armored personnel carrier of the Russian military police. The total length of the route will be more than 110 km, ”the Ministry of Defense noted.
In late October, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a joint patrol with Russia in Syria.