Russian Soldiers Now Patrol Between Turkish And Syrian Forces On The Border

Military vehicles fly Russian and Syrian national flags near the town of Manbij on Tuesday. Photograph: Omar Sanadiki/Reuters

The Guardian: Russian troops patrol between Turkish and Syrian forces on border

Russian units have begun patrolling territory separating Turkish-backed Syrian rebels from the Syrian army around the flashpoint town of Manbij in north-east Syria, in a clear sign that Moscow has become the de facto power broker in the region after the evacuation of US troops.

Oleg Blokhin, a Russian journalist usually attached to mercenaries in Syria, posted a video on social media on Tuesday from a deserted US military base in the village of al-Saadiya, near Manbij.

“They [the US] were here yesterday, we are here today,” he said. “Now we’ll see how they were living and what they were doing.”

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