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Bulletin of the Russian Centre for reconciliation of opposing sides in the Syrian Arab Republic (November 8, 2016)

Reconciliation of the opposing sides

Within last 24 hours, truce agreements have been signed with representatives of 6 inhabited areas of the Latakia (2), and Hama (4) provinces.

The total number of inhabited areas, the leaders of which had signed reconciliation agreements, has reached 910.

Negotiations on joining ceasefire regime have been continued with field commanders of armed groups in the Muaddamiyah al-Sham inhabited area in the Damascus province, and detachments of the armed opposition in the Homs, Aleppo, and al-Quneitra provinces.

The number of ceasefire application forms signed with leaders of armed groupings remained 69.

Ceasefire observation

Within last 24 hours, 45 shellings performed by illegal armed formations have been registered in the provinces of Aleppo (19), Damascus (20), Latakia (4), Hama (1), and Daraa (1).

Armed formations, which had claimed to join the ceasefire regime, have fired improvized MLRS, mortars and small arms against Azizi in the Aleppo province and Hai al-Ansari and al-Masharqa quarters in the Aleppo city; Duma, Harasta, Jaubar, Blelije, Baitima, and height 612 in the Damascus province; Ain al-Qantara and Kermel in the Latakia province. Rasha inhabited area in the Latakia province has suffered a strike, which had been performed by an unmanned aerial vehicle fitted with an explosive device.

In the Aleppo province, armed formations have fired improvised MLRS, tube artillery, mortars and small arms against Ansar inhabited areas, al-Assad military academy (four times), Kastello trade center (twice), areas of Ard Sabah, Leramon, al-Hamdaniya 4, 3000, Khaleb al-Jadid, 1070, and Ramusi, paperboard plant area, and area of the former military school in the Aleppo city.

Terrorists have fired against Arbin (three times), Haush Nasri (twice), Bala al-Jadida, Harasta, and Harasta al-Qantara inhabited areas, Adavi quarter of the Damascus city, sports ground and electricity power station (twice) in Jaubar, and Ibn al-Walid hospital (twice).

Terrorists have also shelled Husbara in the Latakia province; Makharda in the Hama province; and Ebta in the province of Daraa.

Russian Aerospace Forces and Syrian Air Force did not make strikes on opposition armed formations, which follow ceasefire regime and informed the Russian or American Centres for reconciliation about their location.

Humanitarian aid to the population of Syria

Five humanitarian events have been held, in course of which citizens had received humanitarian aid:

in Shaqqa (al-Suwayda province) – about 1.9 tons;

in the area of Akramiyah (al-Baraa mosque) in the Aleppo city – 3 tons;

in Deir Mama village (Hama province) – 1.5 tons;

Posts with hot meal and items of first necessity continue their work for civilians who leave the districts of the Aleppo city, which are under control of terrorist armed groupings.