US, Turkey launch joint patrols in northeast Syria: AFP

Last updated on: 08 September,2019 12:10 pm

Six Turkish armoured vehicles crossed the border to join US troops in Syria.

AKAKALE (AFP) - The United States and Turkey on Sunday began joint patrols in northeastern Syria in an area designated to become a "safe zone", an AFP journalist reported.

Six Turkish armoured vehicles crossed the border to join US troops in Syria for their first joint patrol under an agreement reached on August 7,