Terrorists breach cessation of hostilities 4 more times, 169 towns joined the agreement

Lattakia – The Russian Coordination Center observed on Wednesday four new breaches of the cessation of hostilities agreement by terrorist groups in the countryside of Damascus, SANA reported.

The Russian center, based in Hmeimim airbase, said in a statement on Thursday that terrorists of the so-called “Jaish al-Islam” targeted Syrian army positions with mortar rounds in Hteitet al-Jersh, Harasta, Hosh al-Hayat and other areas in Damascus countryside.

The cessation of hostilities agreement, which came into effect on 27th February 2016, is not applicable to ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra or other groups designated as terrorist organizations by the UN Security Council resolution 2268.

The statement noted that terrorists of Jabhat al-Nusra shelled al-Nairab military airport, Handarat town and the neighborhoods of al-Midan, al-Zahraa and al-Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo province as well as a number of towns in the provinces of Damascus, Idleb and Lattakia.

On the other hand, the Russian Center pointed out that three more towns joined the cessation of hostilities agreement in Homs province, raising the number of towns and villages within the agreement to 169.