Russia Registers 7 Ceasefire Violations 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 seven ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd October, 2018) The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire has registered seven ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has not recorded any truce breaches, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

"Over the last 24 hours, the Russian party of the Russia-Turkey Commission on violations of the Joint Agreement has registered seven cases of firing in the provinces of Aleppo (6), and Latakia (1). The Turkish side has registered no cases of ceasefire violation," the ministry said in its daily bulletin.

The ministry added that the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation had held one humanitarian action over the past 24 hours, delivering food baskets to the settlement of Djisrin in the Damascus province.

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

Russia, alongside with Turkey and Iran, is a guarantor of the ceasefire in Syria. Moscow has also been assisting Damascus by supporting the government forces in fight against terrorist groups and providing humanitarian aid to civilians.