Turkish-Russian Meeting to Discuss De-escalation in Northern Raqqa

Syrian security forces man a checkpoint in Homs in 2011.  (AFP/File)
Syrian security forces man a checkpoint in Homs in 2011. (AFP/File)
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Turkish-Russian Meeting to Discuss De-escalation in Northern Raqqa

Syrian security forces man a checkpoint in Homs in 2011.  (AFP/File)
Syrian security forces man a checkpoint in Homs in 2011. (AFP/File)

Russian and Turkish officers held a meeting in Ain Issa, north of Raqqa, to discuss the recent escalation by Turkish-backed factions in the area.

Reliable sources told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) that ten Russian armored vehicles, carrying Russian officers and soldiers, set off from the area of Ain Issa and headed to the silos of Shirakrak in the same area.

Observatory sources also said that the relatives of the two civilians, who are still under the rubble of a demolished house in Jahbal, accompanied the Russians to Shirakrak to address this issue with the Turkish side to pull the two men from under the rubble.

In the same context, SOHR sources said that four Turkish-backed militiamen were killed and others were injured in clashes, following an ambush by SDF members on the outskirts of Jahbal village in Ain Issa countryside. This attack came after a group of Turkish-backed militiamen were stationed in the village’s northern part.

On the other hand, Turkish forces fired flares on conflict zones, along with clashes with SDF on these frontlines.

In the meantime, Russian forces and their Turkish counterparts conducted a joint patrol in villages west of the city of Ain al-Arab “Kobani”. The patrol consisted of 11 armored vehicles, four Turkish vehicles, and seven Russian armored vehicles, as well as two Russian helicopters.



Jordan Army Says It Thwarts Border Infiltration across Syria, One Killed

In this May 23, 2021, file photo, the Syria national flag is displayed at a gathering at Omayyid Square in the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. (AP)
In this May 23, 2021, file photo, the Syria national flag is displayed at a gathering at Omayyid Square in the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. (AP)
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Jordan Army Says It Thwarts Border Infiltration across Syria, One Killed

In this May 23, 2021, file photo, the Syria national flag is displayed at a gathering at Omayyid Square in the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. (AP)
In this May 23, 2021, file photo, the Syria national flag is displayed at a gathering at Omayyid Square in the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. (AP)

The Jordanian army said on Sunday it had killed one person and arrested six others who tried to cross the border from Syria.

Officials say there has been a spike in such attempts in recent weeks by drug and arms smugglers linked to pro-Iranian militias who hold sway in southern Syria.

The army says they have also used drones in their operations.

Damascus denies any complicity and says it tries to curb rampant drug and arms smuggling across the border with Jordan.