Syria Ceasefire Regime Violated Eight Times in Past 24 Hours
18:19 07.03.2016(updated 19:01 07.03.2016)
During the past 24 hours, the cessation of hostilities in Syria was violated eight times (two times in Hama province, three times in Aleppo, three times in Idlib), according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – During the past 24 hours the Russian Center for Syria Reconciliation registered 8 violations of the ceasefire regime, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.
'During the past 24 hours, the cessation of hostilities was violated 8 times (2 times in Hama province, 3 times in Aleppo, 3 times in Idlib,' the ministry's Reconciliation Center bulletin reads.
The ministry cited the shelling by the Ahrar ash-Sham militant group of the residential neighborhoods in Idlib province near the village of Minish that wounded three civilians.
The ministry added that the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Syrian Air Forces conducted no strikes against opposition groups that have joined the ceasefire.
Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with opposition factions and Islamist terrorist groups fighting the Syrian Army.
Russia and the United States reached an agreement on the ceasefire in Syria on February 22. The truce excluded the Islamic State and the Nusra Front terrorist groups, both of which are outlawed in Russia.
The Syrian government has confirmed its readiness to halt its military actions in accordance with the Russia-US agreement. Some opposition forces have been skeptical about the ceasefire, but in general have agreed to adhere to it. The ceasefire took effect on February 27.
© Sputnik
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