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

Russia Registers 24 Ceasefire Violations in Syria Over Past 24 Hours - Defense Ministry

The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission on the Syrian ceasefire has recorded 24 ceasefire violations over the past 24 hours, while Turkey has registered seven truce breaches, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th September, 2018) The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission on the Syrian ceasefire has recorded 24 ceasefire violations over the past 24 hours, while Turkey has registered seven 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 24 cases of firing in the provinces of Aleppo (9), Idlib (2) and Latakia (13). Over the last 24 hours, the Turkish party has registered seven cases of shelling attacks in the provinces of Hama (1) and Idlib (6)," the ministry said in its daily bulletin.

The Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation has carried out three humanitarian actions over the past 24 hours, delivering over three tonnes of food to three settlements in the provinces of Homs and Daraa, the ministry added.

"Over the last 24 hours, medical aid has been provided to 188 citizens," the bulletin read.

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, where the government forces have been fighting numerous opposition groups, as well as militant and terrorist organizations since 2011. Moscow has also been assisting Damascus through supporting the struggle against the terrorist groups, and providing humanitarian aid to civilians.