<p style="text-align: left;">Syria condemned on Sunday joint U.S.-Turkish patrols in a border strip in the northeast of the country, saying it was a &amp;ldquo;flagrant violation&amp;rdquo; of its sovereignty, an official statement said.

Armed Turkish military vehicles crossed into Syria on Sunday and headed southwest with their U.S. counterparts to begin planned joint patrols to establish a &ldquo;safe zone&rdquo; along a border region mainly controlled by Kurdish forces, Reuters reported.
The move was also a violation of the &ldquo;territorial integrity&rdquo; of Syria, said the Syrian foreign ministry statement, referring to what the government considers attempts by the U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG militia to divide the country.
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