Russia Registers 30 Ceasefire Violations In Syria Over Past 24 Hours - Defense Ministry

Russia Registers 30 Ceasefire Violations in Syria Over Past 24 Hours - Defense Ministry

The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission on the Syrian ceasefire has recorded 30 ceasefire violations over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th September, 2018) The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission on the Syrian ceasefire has recorded 30 ceasefire violations over the past 24 hours, 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 30 cases of firing in the provinces of Aleppo (14), Idlib (2), Hama (5) and Latakia (9)," the ministry said in its daily bulletin.

The number of areas that 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.