Terrorists Carry Out 17 Attacks in Syria's Idlib De-Escalation Zone: Russian Military


Terrorists Carry Out 17 Attacks in Syria's Idlib De-Escalation Zone: Russian Military

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria reported that 17 attacks have been carried out by the militants of al-Nusra Front terrorist group in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone in the last 24 hours.

"Seventeen shelling attacks from the positions of the al-Nusra Front terrorist group were registered in the Idlib de-escalation zone... in the provinces of Idlib (10 attacks), Latakia (5), Aleppo (1) and Hama (1)," Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said.

He said the number of attacks according to the Syrian side's data totaled 16.

Rear Adm. Karpov said no shelling on the part of illegal armed groups controlled by Turkey had been registered in the past day.

He said Russian military police units continued patrols in the Aleppo province.

The Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Control over the Movement of Refugees in the Syrian Arab Republic was created in February 2016. The center's tasks include the signing of agreements on illegal armed groups and individual settlements joining the regime of cessation of hostilities, as well as coordinating the delivery of humanitarian aid.

 
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