Ten instances of ceasefire violation registered in Syria in past 24 hrs

The ceasefire regime in Syria is being observed by and large, the center for reconciliation of the warring sides said on Saturday.

"In the past 24 hours, agreements to cease hostilities were signed with commanders of the armed opposition units that control the residential communities of Qalat al-Madiq and Bab Ataka in the Hama province," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a release posted on its website.

"The total number of residential communities with leaders of which agreements on reconciliation have been signed has reached 44," the ministry said

However, "ten instances (six in Damascus, three in Aleppo and one in Hama) of violations of the ceasefire regime were registered in the past 24 hours," it said.

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