Terrorist groups breach cessation of hostilities 5 times in 24 hours

Lattakia, SANA – Terrorist groups breached the cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria 5 times in the past 24 hours all in Damascus countryside, raising the total number of breaches to 640 since the agreement came into effect on 27 February, the Russian Coordination Center said.

The center, based in Hmeimim airbase, added in a statement on Monday that terrorists of the so-called Jaish al-Islam targeted military positions in Damascus countryside with mortar rounds and rocket launchers.

Russian warplanes destroyed four ISIS-controlled oil production sites in the countryside of Al-Raqqa and Homs, the Russian center said.

It pointed out that Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization targeted the neighborhoods of al-Sheikh Maqsoud, al-Hamadaniyeh, al-Midan, al-Ameriya and al-Nairab airport in Aleppo city with mortar rounds and rocket launchers, in addition to a number of towns in the countryside of Idleb and Hama provinces.
The cessation of hostilities agreement does not include Jabhat al-Nusra, ISIS and other groups listed by the UN as terrorist organizations.
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