Russia Registers 17 Ceasefire Breaches In Syria Over Past 24 Hours - Defense Ministry

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st September, 2018) The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire has registered 17 truce breaches, while the Turkish side has not registered any ceasefire violations over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

"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 17 cases of firing in the provinces of Aleppo (8), Idlib (1), Hama (1) and Latakia (7). The Turkish side has registered no cases of ceasefire violation," the ministry's center for Syrian reconciliation said in its daily bulletin.

The center has held one humanitarian operation in the settlement of Haklayah, Aleppo province, over the last 24 hours, delivering "50 sweet sets and 50 jars with honey with a total weight of 0.1 tonnes."

The number of areas, which signed reconciliation agreements, has remained the same and amounts to 2,518, according to the bulletin. 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 the government forces' fight against terrorist groups, threatening the security situation in Syria, and providing humanitarian aid to civilians.