MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Moscow will work with Damascus to minimize the use of aviation in Syrian areas inhabited by civilians and militias that support the Syria ceasefire deal, Russia and the United States said Monday in a joint statement as co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group.
"The Russian Federation will work with the Syrian authorities to minimize aviation operations over areas that are predominantly inhabited by civilians or parties to the cessation," the statement read.
Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with government forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad fighting numerous opposition factions and extremist groups. A US-Russia-brokered ceasefire came into force across Syria on February 27, but it does not apply to terrorist organizations.
