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Syria ceasefire breached 9 times over past 24 hours: Russia

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AFP Moscow
Last Updated : Feb 28 2016 | 6:42 PM IST
The Russian military said today that a fragile ceasefire in Syria had been breached nine times over the past 24 hours but the truce was mostly holding.
"Over the past 24 hours, nine instances of violations of cessation of hostilities have been uncovered," Lieutenant General Sergei Kuralenko, head of the country's coordination centre in Syria, was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies. "On the whole, the ceasefire regime in Syria is being implemented.

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First Published: Feb 28 2016 | 6:42 PM IST

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