Ceasefire in Syria Violated 29 Times Over 24 Hours - Reconciliation Center

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18:00 13.03.2016(updated 18:18 13.03.2016)

According to Russian center for Syrian reconciliation, the ceasefire regime in Syria has been violated 29 times over the past 24 hours.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The ceasefire regime in Syria has been violated 29 times over the past 24 hours, the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation said in a bulletin published Sunday.

According to the bulletin published on the Russian Defense Ministry's website, 18 violations have been registered in Latakia, five in Damascus, three in Aleppo, two in Idlib and one in Hama regions.

On February 22, Moscow and Washington reached an agreement on a ceasefire in Syria. The ceasefire came into force on February 27.

The truce does not apply to the Islamic State or Nusra Front terrorist groups, which are outlawed in a number of countries worldwide including Russia and the United States.

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