Turkey and Russia resume joint patrols in northern Syria as Ankara seeks to mend ties with Assad
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey and Russia have resumed joint military patrols in northern Syria after nearly a year’s break, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced Saturday. Combined patrols began in the Operation Peace Spring area, the statement said, referring to a 30-kilometer (19-mile) -deep strip of land on the Syrian side of the Turkey-Syria border between