Russian military police conduct first Syria patrol

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MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian military police on Wednesday (Oct 23) conducted their first patrol in northern Syria, the defence ministry in Moscow said, under a deal with Turkey which specifies the 'removal' of Kurdish forces from the border area.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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MOSCOW - Russian military police on Wednesday conducted their first patrol in northern Syria, the defence ministry in Moscow said, under a deal with Turkey which specifies the"removal" of Kurdish forces from the border area.

The deal, reached between Russia and Turkey on Tuesday, will see Russian military police and Syrian border guards"facilitate the removal" of Kurdish People's Protection Units fighters and their weapons from within 30km of the border.The Russian defence ministry published a map showing where 15 Syrian checkpoints would be set up along the border.

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