Militants Conduct 15 Attacks in Syria's Idlib De-Escalation Zone, Russian Military Says
Terrorists has carried out 15 attacks in Syria's northern province of Idlib, the deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Centre for Syrian Reconciliation said at a daily briefing on Monday.
Idlib remains one of the last strongholds of terrorists and insurgent militant groups in the country, controlled mainly by terrorists from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group (formerly known as the Nusra Front*).
Militants also open fire in the Aleppo province occasionally, according to the Centre for Syrian Reconciliation.
"We have registered 15 instances of shelling in Idlib de-escalation zone from the positions of the Nusra terrorists", Rear Adm. Alexander Grinkevich said.
The Russian military specified that no firing by Turkish-controlled armed groups was recorded over the past 24 hours.
Recently, the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the ceasefire in Syria has recorded several violations in the Syrian provinces, including Latakia, Aleppo, and Hama.
*Al-Nusra Front (also known as Jabhat al-Nusra, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, or al-Qaeda in Syria) is a terrorist group outlawed in Russia and many other states
- Source : Sputniknews.com
