Moscow informs Ankara not to raise the Turkish flag during the joint patrol mission along the Syrian border
The Russian military police has informed the Turkish regime forces not to raise the Turkish flag on its vehicles during the joint Russian-Turkish patrol mission launched today along the Syrian border, according to the Syrian News Agency (SANA).
The agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying in a statement released today: “”Russian military police officers and Turkish border guards launched the first joint patrol mission along the Syria-Turkey border at 12:15 pm on November 1, 2019,” the statement reads.
“A joint convoy departed from the Derbisia customs checkpoint, where Russian military police officers had met with Turkish border service members, and is headed west along the Syria-Turkey border.”
“”The convoy consists of Russian military police’s Tigr and Taifun armored vehicles, as well as the Turkish border service’s Kirpi armored vehicles. There are nine vehicles in total. Russian military police’s BTR-82 armored personnel carrier is there to ensure the convoy’s safety. The patrol’s route is over 110 km long,” the statement added.
Basma Qaddour