Syrian Army Not Returning Fire at Russian Request After Damascus Shelled

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A soldier of the Syrian Arab Army at an observation post at the frontline in the al-Kom village of the Quneitra province in Syria

The Syrian army, following a request from the Russian center on reconciliation, did not return fire after Damascus was shelled Saturday from the regions of Ghuta and Jobar, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Sunday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the statement, the Syrian capital of Damascus was shelled six times on Saturday morning from the regions of eastern Ghuta and Jobar, where the so-called “moderate opposition” is stationed.

“The Syrian government troops did not return fire, upon the request of the Russian center on reconciliation,” the statement read.

A ceasefire between Syrian government and rebel forces that entered its second day is largely holding, the head of Russia’s ceasefire monitoring center at the Hmeymim airbase in Latakia said Sunday.On Wednesday, Russian servicemen started their work at a coordination center for reconciliation in Syria’s Latakia province at the Hmeymim airbase.



Russia and the United States reached an agreement on the ceasefire in Syria on February 22. The ceasefire took effect at midnight on Saturday Damascus time (22:00 GMT on Friday).

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2268 endorsing the Russia-US agreement on the cessation of hostilities in Syria on Friday, shortly before the ceasefire came into force. The cessation of hostilities does not apply to designated terrorist organizations operating in Syria, including Daesh and the Nusra Front, a terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda.

Everyday life of the Russian air group at the Hmeymim airfield in Syria

Russian Hmeymim Monitoring Center Reports Terrorist Shelling of Damascus

Russia’s ceasefire monitoring center at the Hmeymim air base in Latakia on Saturday registered a mortar attack by terrorists on Damascus residential areas, the head of the center said.

Jobar, a district of Damascus controlled by Jabhat al-Nusra militants (File)

LATAKIA (Sputnik) — The districts of Jobar, Karaj Abasin, Mamunia, and Maysaloun were attacked, Lt. Gen. Sergei Kuralenko said.”Today, on February 27, Russian officers from the group of mediators at the reconciliation center in Syria registered a shelling by terrorists of residential areas in the city of Damascus,” Lt. Gen. Sergei Kuralenko told reporters.

“The shelling of residential quarters took place from 6:25 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on February 27. A total of 21 mortar rounds reportedly burst,” the Russian general said.

Lt. Gen. Kuralenko added that US forces at the US-run monitoring center in the Jordanian capital of Amman were informed about the attack.

 

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