Russia Records 13 Ceasefire Violations In Syria Over Past 24 Hours - Russian Military

Umer Jamshaid Published March 23, 2019 | 01:33 PM

The Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria said Saturday that over the past 24 hours, it registered at least 13 ceasefire breaches in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone.<

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd March, 2019) The Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria said Saturday that over the past 24 hours, it registered at least 13 ceasefire breaches in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone.

"Over the last 24 hours, the Russian party of the Russia-Turkey Commission on violations of the Joint Agreement has registered 13 cases of firing in the provinces of Latakia (10) and Hama (3). The Turkish side has registered 15 cases of ceasefire violations in the provinces of Aleppo (3), Hama (5), Idlib (6) and Latakia (1)," the daily bulletin said.

The number of areas, which signed reconciliation agreements in Syria, stands at 2,518. The number of armed formations that have pledged to observe the ceasefire also remained unchanged � 234.

Russia and Turkey, alongside Iran, are guarantors of the ceasefire in Syria. Moscow has also been assisting Damascus both through supporting the struggle against terrorist groups operating in the country and providing humanitarian aid to civilians.