Turkish, Russian forces to patrol either side of new Syrian corridor
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke it on Tuesday
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 15, 2020. Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Turkey's military will patrol to the north of a security corridor being set up around a highway in northwest Syria's Idlib province and Russian forces will patrol the southern side, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.
In an interview with state-owned Anadolu news agency, he said the United States had offered land, sea and air intelligence regarding Idlib. He added that Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems was not an obstacle to Ankara deploying US Patriot systems, were Washington to offer them.
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