Türkiye and Russia resumed their joint floor patrols, which have been halted final October for safety causes, the Turkish National Defense Ministry mentioned on Friday.
“Until Oct. 5, 2023, 344 joint floor patrol actions had been carried out. However, patrol actions have been halted as a result of safety state of affairs within the area.
“The joint ground patrol activity conducted by Türkiye and the Russian Federation has been resumed on Aug. 22, 2024, with 4 vehicles (2 Pars, 2 Kirpi-2) and 24 personnel participating in the eastern part of the Operation Peace Spring zone,” the ministry mentioned in a press release
The joint floor patrol, in line with the assertion, are carried out within the Peace Spring Operation Area’s west and east in accordance with the Sochi settlement signed between Ankara and Moscow on Oct. 22, 2019.
The first such joint floor patrol exercise was carried out on Nov. 1, 2019.
“The purpose of continuing the joint ground patrol activities is to ensure the security of our country’s borders and the civilian population in the region, establish stability in northern Syria, identify control points, headquarters, and military structures belonging to the PKK/YPG-SDF terrorist organization that must exit the region according to the agreements Türkiye made with the US and the Russian Federation, and to display Turkish-Russian cooperation in combating terrorism,” the readout mentioned.
Source: www.anews.com.tr