Russia considers continuing artillery shelling of Syrian territory by Turkey to be a provocative act aimed at derailing reconciliation process in the war-torn country, the commander of the Russian center for reconciliation in Syria said Wednesday.





HMEYMIM AIRBASE (Sputnik)�� Last week, Russia and the United States reached an agreement on�the ceasefire in�Syria. The cessation of�hostilities took effect at�midnight on�Saturday, Damascus time, generally holding across�the country despite�reported minor violations.
"The Russian Center is receiving reports from�the Syrian General Staff and Kurdish armed groups supporting the ceasefire, that complain of�continuing artillery shelling from�Turkey," Lt. Gen. Sergei Kuralenko said at�a news briefing.




On February 13, Turkish artillery began shelling positions held by�the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), a Kurdish group with�links to�the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), in�Syria's Aleppo Province.

On February 25, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the truce in�Syria is not obligatory for�Turkey to�follow if the country feels a threat against�its security.
"We consider these actions by�Turkey as�blatantly provocative and aimed at�derailing the ceasefire regime as�well as�the reconciliation process in�Syria in�general," Kuralenko said.



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