SYRIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) – The situation in East Guta in Syria continues to worsen despite the UN Security Council’s resolution on the ceasefire regime; the militants operating in the area are holding hundreds of hostages, including women and children, and preventing residents from leaving the enclave, said Major General Yury Yevtushenko, head of the Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria.

“Despite the resolution adopted by the UN Security Council on the establishment of a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, the situation in East Gut continues to worsen,” he said.

According to the Center, illegal armed groups, including Jaysh Al-Islam, Jabhat al-Nusra, Ahrar ash Sham and others, operating under unified command, continue to violate the ceasefire regime.

“At the same time, they keep hundreds of hostages, including women and children, and also carry out repression against civilians, preventing residents from leaving this enclave,” Yevtushenko stressed.