Shooting Registered In Syria's Latakia, Aleppo Over Past 24 Hours - Russian Military

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th September, 2018) The Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation said on Friday that multiple ceasefire violations had been registered in the Syrian provinces of Latakia and Aleppo over the past 24 hours.

"Over the past day insurgents have attacked Safsafa, Jub-al-Mgara (2), Ein-al-Qantara, Jubb al-Zaur (2), Sanjeqah, Nahshabba, Salma, Kinsabba, Qalaat Marza (2), Shillia, Latakia province, and Hara, Maqanis-al-Duwayri (3), Sheikh al-Kobtani (2), Binyamin districts, and research centre in Aleppo city. Besides, there were shelling attacks against Tadef, Aleppo province, from Turkish-baked formations seizing positions near the town of al-Bab," Lt. Gen. Vladimir Savchenko said at a briefing.

The center added that the number of ceasefire violations in the Idlib de-escalation zone remained high.

Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with the government forces fighting against numerous opposition groups and militant and terrorist organizations. Russia, along with Turkey and Iran, is a guarantor of the ceasefire regime in Syria. Moscow has also been providing humanitarian aid to residents of the crisis-torn country.