The Russian military police deployed in the Syrian province of Aleppo have begun patrolling northeast of the town of Manbij, a police representative told reporters.
"The patrol route lies along with the frontline positions of the Syrian Armed Forces several kilometres from the village of Qeirata on the Sajur River, not far from where it flows into the Euphrates", the officer said.
According to him, this area was patrolled by US troops who withdrew toward the Iraqi border when Turkey's operation in northeast Syria began 10 days ago.