Russian Military Says Provided 5 Tonnes Of Food To People Leaving Syria's Idlib Province

ABU Al-DUHUR (SYRIA) (Pakistan Point news / Sputnik - 29th August, 2018) DUHUR (SYRIA), August 29 (Sputnik) - The Russian servicemen have distributed over 5 tonnes of bread among the Syrian nationals, who left the militant-controlled Idlib province through the Abu al-Duhur humanitarian corridor, the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation said on Wednesday.

Idlib province is one of Syria's de-escalation zones and a remaining stronghold of insurgency in the country. Russia operates the Abu al-Duhur humanitarian corridor, which allows the residents to leave the province until the insurgency is eliminated.

�Over 5 tonnes of bread have been distributed since the launch of the checkpoint,� the center said.

The displaced people also receive other food and necessities as well as clothes, the Russian center noted and added that all people leaving the province have to undergo a checkup at the field hospital and receive necessary treatment.

Russia, alongside Iran and Turkey, is a guarantor of the ceasefire regime in Syria. Moscow has also been assisting Damascus both through supporting the struggle against terrorist groups and providing humanitarian aid to the residents of the crisis-torn country.