By Mehmet Tosun</p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – A delegation from Turkey’s Defense Ministry will be in Russia to discuss latest developments in Syria, a Turkish security source said on Wednesday. </p> <p>The delegation will visit Russia on Thursday, said the source, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media. </p> <p>Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was ready to take over the security in Syria's Manbij without delay during a phone conversation with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.</p> <p>A statement from the Turkish presidency said Erdogan and Trump agreed to take joint measures to clear Daesh's remnants in Syria and prevent the group's resurgence.</p> <p>Syria has only just begun to emerge from a devastating conflict that began in 2011 when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on demonstrators with unexpected ferocity.

