MOSCOW. Nov 25 (Interfax) - The 11th joint Russian-Turkish patrol has begun several dozen kilometers northeast of Qamishli in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
"The 11th joint patrol of the Russian military police and the Turkish armed forces started working in a border area several dozen kilometers northeast of Qamishli at 10 a.m. on Monday," a spokesman for the ministry said.
The patrol started at the Deirun-Aga customs post, where Russian military police and Turkish servicemen updated the patrol route, which goes east along the Syrian-Turkish border.
The patrol will check the situation in Syrian populated localities on its way.
The joint patrol comprises eight military vehicles, including Tigr armored vehicles and BTR-80 armored personnel carriers of the Russian military police and Kirpi armed vehicles of the Turkish armed forces, as well as about 50 servicemen of both countries.
An Orlan-10 drone of the Russian military police provides real-time aerial monitoring of the patrolling mission.
The first joint patrolling mission of Russia and Turkey was accomplished in northern Syria on November 1. The missions are carried out consistent with the memorandum signed by the leaders of Russia and Turkey in Sochi in October.