HMEYMIM (Syria) (Sputnik) – Positions of the Syrian army in the southern outskirts of the city of Aleppo were attacked by terrorists, a representative of the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation at the Hmeymim airbase said Friday.
"In the southern outskirts of the city of Aleppo, in the town of Ansar, positions of the government troops were attacked by groups of militants from military organizations. The militants are using small arms, grenade launchers, anti-aircraft mountings and mortars," the representative said.
The representative also added that the militants shelled several towns in the Aleppo governorate as well as a number of districts of the city of Aleppo killing 54 civilians and wounding another 93 people.
The US-Russian brokered ceasefire entered into force on ceasefire agreement came into force across Syria on February 27. Terrorist organizations such the Daesh and the Nusra Front, both outlawed in Russia, are excluded from the truce.
