Russia recorded 24 ceasefire violations in Syria in 24 hours

Russia recorded 24 violations in the truce commission in Syria per day, while Turkey recorded two, according to the information bulletin of the Defense Ministry, published on the website of the Russian military department.


“The Russian part of the representative office of the joint Russian-Turkish commission on consideration of issues connected with the facts of violations of the regime of cessation of hostilities recorded 24 facts of opening of fire in the provinces: Aleppo – eight, Latakia – eight, Idlib – four, Hama – four. The Turkish part of the Mission recorded two shootings in the provinces: Aleppo one, Idlib one”, –  the text of the Bulletin reads.

Russia recorded 24 violations in the truce commission in Syria per day, while Turkey recorded two, according to the information bulletin of the Defense Ministry, published on the website of the Russian military department.

It is noted that one humanitarian action was carried out by the Reconciliation Centre during the day: 250 food packages weighing 0.913 tons were distributed in El Hneifis locality (Raqqa province).

The armed conflict in Syria has continued since 2011. At the end of 2017, it was announced that the ISIS terrorist group in Syria and Iraq had been defeated. Militant clean-up operations continue in parts of the country. The political settlement, the reconstruction of Syria, and the return of a refugee are now at the forefront of the agenda.