Published 20:40 IST, November 23rd 2019
Russia records 24 ceasefire violations in Syria over last 24 hours
Russia records 24 ceasefire violations in Syria over last 24 hours,13 in Idlib, four in Aleppo and six in Latakia and one in Hama
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Russian side of Russsian-Turkish alliance that is charged with monitoring implementation of ceasefire in Syria has reported 24 cases of ceasefire violations in last 24 hours.
Ceasefire violations
According to Russian Defence Ministry, in last 24 hours, Russians have registered 24 breaches in ceasefire while Turkish side recorded 15 such violations. Of 24 firing registered by Russians, 13 were in Idlib, four in Aleppo, six in Latakia and one in Hama. According to reports, Russian military has alrey held one humanitarian operation over same period. y delivered around 1,000 sets of food to residents of rrn Hasakah.
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Why is Syria at war...
Syria has been involved in an intense conflict between different organisations and groups ever since violence began in 2011. Syrian civil war started out as a conflict between Ba'athist Syrian Arab Republic led by Syrian President Bashar al-Ass, along with domestic and foreign allies, and various domestic and foreign forces opposing both Syrian government and each or in varying combinations. conflict is part of a larger wave of 2011 Arab Springs movement and was caused by growing discontent with Syrian Government.
As conflict carried on, many foreign stakeholders me ir way into conflict and Syria became groud for next proxy war between United States and Russia along with or nations like Turkey and Iran. Russia primarily supports Syrian Arab Republic led by President Bashar al-Ass has been conducting airstrikes in Syria since 2015. United States and its allies that have been present in Syria since 2014 have used presence of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) or Islamic State as a justifiable reason for being in Syria. y have conducted numerous airstrikes and military operations against ISIL and sometimes government and pro-government factions.
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19:31 IST, November 23rd 2019