Syrian militants in the northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone violated the ceasefire eight times in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry’s center for Syrian reconciliation said Tuesday.
“During the day militants have attacked Safsafa (once), Ikko (once), Ruyeset-Iskander (once), Jubb-al-Zaur (once), Kalaat-Maraza (once), Nahshebba (once), Jurin (once) in Latakia province, Aleppo (once) in Aleppo province”, the center said in its daily bulletin. At the order of Syrian President Bashar Assad, 57,445 people who fled abroad or otherwise dodged conscription had been granted amnesty as of Monday.
On 29 March, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s Center for Syrian Reconciliation, Maj. Gen. Viktor Kupchishin, said that the militants in Idlib were preparing provocations with poisonous substances against the civilians. According to the official, Belgian and French intelligence officers have arrived in Idlib to organize these provocations. He added that the Belgian secret services had shot videos of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ strikes at the terrorists’ ammunition depots in Idlib to accuse Russia of using chemical weapons.