This is How US Repeatedly Violated Deal With Russia on Syria

© REUTERS / Kevin LamarqueU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confer at the conclusion of their press conference about their meeting on Syria in Geneva, Switzerland September 9, 2016. The ceasefire that Moscow and Washington eventually agreed to was disrupted after being in force for just over a week.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confer at the conclusion of their press conference about their meeting on Syria in Geneva, Switzerland September 9, 2016. The ceasefire that Moscow and Washington eventually agreed to was disrupted after being in force for just over a week. - Sputnik International
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Moscow recently unveiled a document entitled "Comparative Analysis of Russia-US Agreements Implementation" on the Syrian crisis.

Russia also sent the document to the United Nations and the UN Security Council as well as a range of other agencies, according to the Permanent Russian Mission to the UN Office.

"Under these circumstances Russia took a decision to convey the comparative analysis of implementation of the Russia-US agreements to the public," the mission said.

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The document published on the official website of the Russian Foreign Ministry consists of two chapters and 15 points, including nine points related to the "Russia-US Joint Statement on Cessation of Hostilities in Syria of February 22, 2016" and six points related to the Russia-US ceasefire deal of September 9, 2016.

The document sums up the obligations of Russia and the United States needed to implement. It also outlines the results of Russia’s efforts to resolve the conflict in Syria.

"We hope that the impartial, fact-based analysis will allow some light to be shed on the true reasons that hinder the implementation of the Russia-US agreements. With the agreement text available online, everyone can sort the things out and find the side which disrupted the implementation," the Russian mission added.

For example, the February deal presumed the implementation of a ceasefire regime across Syria starting February 27, 2016. According to the document, Russia "ensured the implementation of the cessation of hostilities." In turn, the US-led coalition ensured the implementation of the ceasefire "only by a part of the  moderate opposition groups."

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As a result, between February 27 and September 1, a total of 2,031 ceasefire violations were reported. They claimed lives of 3,532 army men and 12,800 civilians.

Second, the February deal required sharing information on militant groups joining the ceasefire regime by February 26. Russia handed over to the US a list of 47 moderate groups. The US handed over to Russia a list of 138 moderate groups, with two of them being part of Daesh and eight belonging to al-Nusra Front.

As a result, separation between moderate and radical militant groups was failed.

The next two points demanded exchanging information between Russia and the US on the areas controlled by groups that joined the ceasefire and the areas controlled by Daesh and al-Nusra Front. The document indicates that Washington did not fulfill these obligations.

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The fifth point is about resumption of airstrikes against Daesh and al-Nusra Front. The Russian Aerospace Forces continued to carry out up to 150 airstrikes a day, liberated 586 towns and eliminated 35,000 terrorists. In turn, the US-led coalition did not bomb al-Nusra Front and conducted 6-15 strikes against Daesh a day.

As a result, compared to 2015, the number of terrorist attacks perpetrated by al-Nusra Front suicide bombers "increased twofold."

On July 28, the US unilaterally cut off a communication line between the Hmeymim airbase in Syria and a group of American political and military specialists in Amman, Jordan.

After Moscow and Washington reached a ceasefire agreement on September 9, Russia ensured a ceasefire regime across Syria starting September 12, 2016. The US failed to pressure opposition groups to join the cessation of hostilities and withdraw forces from the Castello road, the document read.

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As a result, between September 12 and September 19, moderate opposition groups violated the ceasefire regime for 302 times. Civilian casualties were 83 dead and 252 injured. The Syrian Army lost 153 personnel.

Moreover, rebel forces in Aleppo laid mines at city entry points and denied access to the city for UN humanitarian convoys. The document also noted that the US-led coalition did not attack al-Nusra Front targets. Its operations against Daesh included 12-15 combat sorties and 8-10 airstrikes a day.

Russia continued airstrikes on a unilateral basis against Daesh and al-Nusra Front (on average, 50 sorties and 140-150 strikes a day).

"Joint US-Russian operations against ISIS [Daesh] and the al-Nusra Front never launched, allowing terrorists to retain control over a large territory and carry out offensive operations against government troops," the document read.

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