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Russian Military Registers 5 Ceasefire Violations in Syria in Past 24 Hours

© REUTERS / Hosam KatanA general view shows a damaged street with sandbags used as barriers in Aleppo's Saif al-Dawla district (File)
A general view shows a damaged street with sandbags used as barriers in Aleppo's Saif al-Dawla district (File) - Sputnik International
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The Russian center for Syrian reconciliation at the Hmeymim airbase registered a total of five violations of the ceasefire regime in Syria in the last 24 hours.

People walk amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of al-Kalasa in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on April 28, 2016 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian center for Syrian reconciliation at the Hmeymim airbase registered a total of five violations of the ceasefire regime in Syria in the last 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

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

The ministry also reported that the number of settlements that have joined ceasefire regime in Syria has increased to 105 while the number of armed groups that agreed to stop hostilities have grown to 59.

"Within last the last 24 hours, truce agreement have been achieved with leaders of two settlement in the Aleppo province bringing the total number of settlements that have joined ceasefire to 105," the ministry said.

"In the Quneitra province, a ceasefire agreement has been reached with a field commander of an armed group bringing the total of signed ceasefire application forms to 59," the document said.

The Russia-US brokered ceasefire regime in Syria came into force on February 27.

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