Russian Military Reports Five Ceasefire Violations in Syria Within 24 Hours

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

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russia-US brokered ceasefire regime in Syria came into force on February 27. The Jabhat Fatah Al-Sham (formerly known as the al-Nusra Front) and the Daesh militant groups are not part of the agreement.

"The ceasefire has been observed in most provinces of the Syrian Arab Republic. Within last 24 hours, 5 ceasefire violations have been registered in the Damascus (4) and Latakia (1) provinces," the ministry said in a daily bulletin posted on its website.

Total of 554 Settlements Have Joined Syrian Ceasefire

Russia’s center for Syrian reconciliation oversaw the signing of truces with six new areas in the war-torn country on Sunday, bringing the total count of participating settlements to 554, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Within last 24 hours, truce agreements have been signed with representatives of 6 inhabited areas in the Latakia province. The total number of inhabited areas, the leaders of which had signed reconciliation agreements, has reached 554," the ministry said in a daily bulletin posted on its website.

Negotiations on joining ceasefire regime have continued with field commanders in the Homs, Latakia, Al-Quneitra and Hama provinces.