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Turkey-Russia patrols start amid protests on Syrian highway

by Associated Press
| March 15, 2020 6:10 AM

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish and Russian troops began joint patrols Sunday on a key highway in northwestern Syria, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said, while both the Russian government and Syrian opposition activists said the patrols were shortened because of protests.

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