Russia Registers 12 Truce Breaches In Syria Over Past 24 Hours - Defense Ministry

The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire has registered 12 violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded no truce breaches, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th October, 2018) The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire has registered 12 violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded no truce breaches, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

"Over the last 24 hours, the Russian party of the Russia-Turkey Commission on violations of the Joint Agreement has registered 12 cases of firing in the province Latakia - 4, Aleppo - 8. The Turkish side has registered no cases of ceasefire violation," the ministry said in its daily bulletin.

The Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides held one humanitarian action over the period in the province of Damascus, distributing 300 food sets weighing 1.

29 tonnes, the bulletin said.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, no new ceasefire agreements have been signed over the period and the number of armed groups claiming to be observing the truce has remained the same and currently stands at 234.

Russia and Turkey along with Iran are acting as the guarantors of the ceasefire in Syria since they signed the Astana agreements on the establishment of de-escalation zones in 2017. Moscow and Ankara have recently reached another accord to demilitarize the Idlib de-escalation zone and contribute to Damascus's efforts aimed at putting an end to the over seven-year-long civil war.