China News Service, August 17th. According to a report from the Russian Satellite Network on the 17th, the Russian mediation center for the parties to the conflict in Syria released a message saying that during a joint patrol between Turkish soldiers and Russia in Idlib, Syria, an unknown bomb was near a Turkish vehicle. No one was injured in the explosion.
According to reports, the explosion occurred during the 22nd joint patrol of the M-4 highway section between Russia and Turkey. The report pointed out that similar incidents had happened before.
However, the Russian Mediation Center for the parties to the conflict in Syria did not specify whether any Turkish soldiers were injured.
Russia and Turkey began a joint patrol in Syria on March 15. The patrol route was shortened due to provocations planned by local militants.