The Syrian Army has started withdrawal of heavy military equipment to create demilitarized zone, the Russian General Staff stated on Thursday.
"The Syrian governmant troops have stopped firing and begun to withdraw their tanks, IFV and artillery to a set distance to create a demilitarized zone. The Russian Aerospace Force and the Syrian Air Force have stopped airstrikes on areas where opposition units may be located," Lt. Gen. Viktor Poznikhir, first deputy chief of the General Staff's Main Operational Department, told reporters.
"The Russian side is completely fulfilling its obligations under the ceasefire agreement. A checkpoint created on Castello Road has been handed over to the Red Crescent Society.
The people's self-defense units 'Bustan' and 'Shield' are defending the checkpoint," Poznikhir said.
He added that the Russian Defense Ministry "has no information related to similar actions by opposition groups controlled by the US." The first deputy chief of the General Staff's Main Operational Department also said that withdrawal from Castello road in Aleppo may be halted if "militants" fail to do it simultaneously with the Syrian army.
On September 9, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry announced a new peace plan to address the conflict in Syria that called for a ceasefire to come into force on Monday.
[sputniknews.com]
15/9/16
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"The Syrian governmant troops have stopped firing and begun to withdraw their tanks, IFV and artillery to a set distance to create a demilitarized zone. The Russian Aerospace Force and the Syrian Air Force have stopped airstrikes on areas where opposition units may be located," Lt. Gen. Viktor Poznikhir, first deputy chief of the General Staff's Main Operational Department, told reporters.
"The Russian side is completely fulfilling its obligations under the ceasefire agreement. A checkpoint created on Castello Road has been handed over to the Red Crescent Society.
The people's self-defense units 'Bustan' and 'Shield' are defending the checkpoint," Poznikhir said.
He added that the Russian Defense Ministry "has no information related to similar actions by opposition groups controlled by the US." The first deputy chief of the General Staff's Main Operational Department also said that withdrawal from Castello road in Aleppo may be halted if "militants" fail to do it simultaneously with the Syrian army.
On September 9, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry announced a new peace plan to address the conflict in Syria that called for a ceasefire to come into force on Monday.
[sputniknews.com]
15/9/16
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