Russian military servicemen acompanied with members of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) has visited the Runbar refugee camp in the Afrin Canton, a YPG-held area in northwestern Syria.
Earlier this wee, the Runbar refugee camp was shelled by Turkish military forces. Other targets across Afrin also came under a Turkish artillery fire this week.
The visit of the Russian military delegation to the area followed reports that Russia was setting up observation posts in order to monitor Turkish actions against the YPG and population in the YPG held area in Afrin near the Turkish-Syrian border.
Moscow and Damascus are strengthening their ties with the YPG in Afrin while the United States are expanding its military activity in Kobani Canton and Jazira Canton in northeastern Syria.
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