MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Syrian government with the help of the Russian military has delivered 28 metric tons of food supplies to the besieged Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation at the Hmeimim airbase said Wednesday.
"The Syrian government delivered 28 tonnes of food supplies using Russian parachute platforms to the city of Deir ez-Zor besieged by al-Nusra Front and ISIL [Daesh]," the center said in a statement.
Syria has been mired in civil war since March 2011, with government forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad fighting numerous opposition factions and extremist groups.
The ceasefire in Syria worked out by Russia and the United States, took effect on February 27. The cessation of hostilities does not apply to groups designated by the United Nations to be terrorist organizations, such as Daesh and the Nusra Front, outlawed in a number of countries worldwide including Russia.
