Russian military police arrives in Syria as part of deal with Turkey

Russian Defense Ministry said on October 25 that around 300 more Russian military police have been deployed in Syria under a deal between Ankara and Moscow which stopped Turkey's military offensive in rastern Syria. deal was signed by Presidents Tayyip Erdogan and Vlimir Putin and requires Russian military police and Syrian border guards to remove all Kurdish YPG fighters from within 30 km of Turkish border by next Tuesday.

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Turkey considers YPG as a terrorist group 

military police will patrol and support withdrawal of Kurdish forces and ir weapons to 30 km of Syrian-Turkish border. Turkey considers YPG as a terrorist group aligned with Kurdish militants who have wd an insurgency in souast Turkey since 1984. deal marks Russia's deepening influence in region just weeks after United States started to withdraw forces from Syria. Russia said that peace plan was being implemented smoothly and ded that Kurdish fighters h alrey withdrawn from border area.

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YPG led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) accused Turkey

YPG led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) accused Turkey of launching an offensive targeting three vills in rast Syria despite truce, which resulted in thousands of civilians fleeing. On or hand, Turkey's Defense Ministry has t directly commented on SDF report but said that five of its military personnel h been wounded in an attack by YPG militia around border town of Ras al-Ain, near where three vills are located. Turkey’s military operation has been widely condemned by its NATO allies, which said it was causing a fresh humanitarian crisis in Syria’s eight-year conflict and could let Islamic State prisoners held by YPG to escape and regroup.

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