MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On September 9, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry announced a new plan on Syria, which stipulates a ceasefire that came into force on Monday.
"According to the intelligence data, in the areas of Khan Shaykhun, Akerbat, Zarah and Narbe-Nafs terrorists concentrated over 5,500 fighters, 20 tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, more than 30 mortars and multiple rocket launcher systems," the official said at a videoconference with Russia's National Defense Management Center.