Total of 72 Settlements, 52 Armed Groups Joined Syrian Ceasefire

The number of settlements that have joined ceasefire regime in Syria has increased to 72 while the number of armed groups that agreed to stop hostilities have grown to 52, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russia-US brokered ceasefire regime in Syria came into force on February 27.

"Within last the last 24 hours, a truce agreement has been achieved with representatives of a settlement in the Homs province bringing the total number of settlements that have joined ceasefire to 72," the ministry said in a daily bulletin posted on its website.

"The number of ceasefire application forms signed with leaders of armed groups has reached 52," the bulletin said.

Russian Military Registers Nine Ceasefire Violations in Syria in Past 24 Hours

The Russian center for Syrian reconciliation at the Hmeimim airbase registered a total of nine violations of the ceasefire regime in Syria in the last 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry also said.

"The cessation of hostilities in Syria has been respected in most of the Syrian provinces. However, a total of nine violations of the ceasefire regime have been registered, including four each in the Latakia and Damascus provinces, and one in the Aleppo province," the ministry said in a daily bulletin posted on its website.