Cessation of hostilities breached 7 more times in Damascus and Lattakia

 

Lattakia, SANA The number of breaches of the cessation of hostilities agreement rose to 1031 after 7 new breaches were observed in the past 24 hours, including 6 in Damascus and 1 in Lattakia.

According to the Hmeimim-based Russian center monitoring the agreement, which came into effect on February 27, the terrorists of the so-called Jaish al- Islam attacked with mortar shells the towns of Jisrin, Hawsh Dawarah, Harasta, al-Qaboun and Jobar neighborhood in Damascus Countryside and the Syrian Army positions in Douma, while the terrorists of the so- called Qafqaz shelled the town of al-Zwiqat in Lattakia.

It pointed out that Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIS terrorists continue attempts to foil the cessation of hostilities agreement, as they targeted in the past 24 hours with rocket and mortar shells al-Howaiz village and the neighborhoods of al-Ansar and al-Lairamoun, the southern farms, Gas Factory and al-Castello in Aleppo.

The statement added that the terrorists targeted a number of towns in Damascus countryside, including Zamalka, Hawsh Nasri, Harasta, Erbin, Hawsh al-Fara, Hawsh Kharabo and al-Hamrat town in Lattakia and Jibbin and al-Zalaqiyat military post in Hama.

It added that one area in Homs has joined the agreement, raising the number of the town and areas which have joined the agreement to 439, while the number of the armed terrorist groups which showed commitment to the agreement remained
69.

The cessation of hostilities agreement is not applicable to ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra or other groups designated internationally as terrorist organizations.

H. Zain/ Ghossoun

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