The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire has registered two violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded no truce breaches, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 20th October, 2018) The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire has registered two violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded no truce breaches, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
"Over the last 24 hours, the Russian party of the Russia-Turkey Commission on violations of the Joint Agreement has registered 2 cases of firing in the provinces of Latakia (1) and Aleppo (1). The Turkish side has registered no cases of ceasefire violation," the ministry said in its daily bulletin.
The Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides held no humanitarian actions over the past day.
According to the ministry, no new ceasefire agreements have been signed over the period and the number of armed groups claiming to be observing the truce has remained the same and currently stands at 234.
Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with the government forces fighting against numerous militant and terrorist groups. 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.
