Russia Registers 13 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 13 truce breaches over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has not registered any ceasefire violations, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 24th September, 2018) The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire has registered 13 truce breaches over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has not registered any ceasefire violations, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

"The number of ceasefire breaches remains high in the 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 Aleppo (4) and Latakia (9). The Turkish side has registered no cases of ceasefire violation," the ministry's center for Syrian reconciliation said in its daily bulletin.

According to the bulletin, the center has held no humanitarian actions over the past 24 hours.

The number of settlements, which signed reconciliation agreements, has remained the same and amounts to 2,518. The number of armed formations claiming that they observe the ceasefire regime has not changed either, standing at 234.

Russia, Turkey and Iran are the guarantors of the ceasefire regime in Syria, while Moscow has also been supporting Damascus via engaging in the government's fight against terrorist groups, and providing humanitarian assistance to civilians, as well as promoting their repatriation.