MOSCOW. Nov 14 (Interfax) - Russia and Turkey have begun another patrolling mission in northeastern Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
"The sixth joint patrol of the Russian military police and the Turkish armed forces began in a border area several dozen kilometers north of Qamishli at 10 a.m. on November 14," the statement said.
"The joint patrol began at the Sheirek customs checkpoint where officers of the Russian military police and the Turkish armed forces specified their route along the Syrian-Turkish border. The patrol will be inspecting the situation in Syrian populated localities on its way," it said.
The joint patrol comprises about 50 Russian and Turkish servicemen and eight armored vehicles, including Tigr armored vehicles and BTR-80 armored personnel carriers of the Russian military police and Kirpi armored vehicles of the Turkish border service. A Russian Orlan-10 drone is monitoring the situation on the patrol route, the ministry said.
Joint patrolling missions are being accomplished consistent with the memorandum signed by the leaders of Russia and Turkey in Sochi in October.
It was reported earlier on Thursday that the Russian military have deployed military transport helicopters and a Pantsir-S air defense system in Qamishli Airport.