MNA � Russian Defense Ministry said that commission on the Syrian truce have registered a total of eight violations of the ceasefire regime in Syria over the past 24 hours.


Russian representatives in�the Russian-Turkish commission on�the Syrian truce have registered a total of�eight violations of�the ceasefire regime in�Syria over�the past�24 hours, while Turkey informed about�seven cases, the Russian Defense Ministry said in�a daily bulletin Saturday.

"Within last 24 hours, the Russian party of�the Russia-Turkey Commission on�violations of�the Joint Agreement has registered 8 cases of�firing in�the provinces of�Damascus (6), Latakia (1), and Hama (1). The Turkish party has registered 7 cases of�ceasefire violations in�the provinces of�Daraa (2), Homs (2), al-Quneitra (1) and Damascus (2)," the bulletin said.

The number of�settlements which joined the ceasefire has not been subject to�changes and amounts to�1864, while the number of�armed groups that have joined the cessation of�hostilities has increased by�five to�228, according to�the bulletin.

The Syrian�war has been raging for�six years, with�government forces fighting against�both Syrian opposition groups who strive to�overthrow President Bashar Assad, and numerous extremist and terrorist groups such as�the ISIL and Jabhat Fatah al Sham, both of�which are outlawed in�Russia.

Russia and Turkey are the guarantors of�a nationwide Syrian ceasefire regime that came into�force on�December 30, 2016 and has been holding up�in general, despite�continued reports of�violations. The UN Security Council passed a resolution in�December 2016 supporting the effort.

On May 4, Russia, Turkey and Iran signed the memorandum on�establishment of�four safe zones in�the Arab country as�part of�the Astana talks on�Syrian settlement. The four zones span the northwestern Idlib province and parts of�the neighboring Latakia, Hama and Aleppo, the north of�the central Homs province, Eastern Ghouta near�Damascus, as�well as�southern Daraa and Quneitra regions. The memorandum came into�force on�May 6.