Over 40 ceasefire violations recorded in Syria on March 2-3 - Russian Defense Ministry

HMEIMIM, Latakia, Syria. March 4 (Interfax-AVN) - The Russian center for the reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria recorded 41 ceasefire violations by members of terrorist groups on March 2-3.

"Seven violations each were committed in the Idlib and Damascus governorates, four each in the Homs and Daraa governorates, three in the Latakia governorate, two in Quneitra governorate, and one in the Hama governorate," Lt. Gen. Sergei Kuralenko, the head of the Russian center for the reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, told journalists on Friday.

"In some instances, armed groups of militants acted from territories within the districts whose coordinates U.S. partners shared with the Russian side on February 27, 2016. It is known that there should be groups there that agreed to cease the fighting," he said.