Russia Registers 7 Truce Breaches In Syria Over Past 24 Hours - Defense Ministry

Russia Registers 7 Truce Breaches 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 truce breaches over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has not recorded any ceasefire violations, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 13th October, 2018)

"Over the last 24 hours, the Russian party of the Russia-Turkey Commission on violations of the Joint Agreement has registered 7 cases of firing in the provinces of Latakia (2) and Aleppo (5). The Turkish side has registered no cases of ceasefire violation," the ministry's Center for Syrian Reconciliation said in its daily bulletin.

According to the bulletin, the center has held no humanitarian actions over the past 24 hours, while the total number of humanitarian operations held by the center in Syria stands at 1,962, the bulletin noted.

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, Turkey and Iran are the guarantors of the ceasefire in Syria, while Moscow has also been assisting Damascus by supporting the government forces' fight against terrorist groups and providing humanitarian aid to civilians.