MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 17th January, 2020) The Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Syrian reconciliation� refuted on Thursday reports alleging that Russian combat aircraft had recently delivered airstrikes on civilian targets in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone.
�"Reports by a number of media outlets about strikes allegedly carried out by Russian combat aircraft on civilian targets in the Idlib de-escalation zone are false. Since the beginning of the ceasefire, the Russian Aerospace Forces have not conducted any sorties in the area," Maj. Gen. Yuri Borenkov, center's commander, said at a daily briefing.
A new ceasefire regime was introduced in the Idlib de-escalation zone at midnight on January 9.
