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Erdogan: Turkish-Russian Patrols Set to Begin in Syria

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   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkish-Russian joint
   military patrols will begin Friday in notheastern Syria, after the
   withdrawal of Syrian Kurdish fighters under an agreement between the
   two countries.

   "We will start the joint work on the ground on Friday," Erdogan said
   Wednesday in a nationally televised speech.

   The agreement calls for Turkish and Russian patrols to begin in
   northeastern Syria after Kurdish militia forces met a nearly four-day
   deadline that ended Tuesday to pull out from the area.

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