A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says that the ceasefire in Syria has been violated 31 times since it came into effect midnight Friday.
During a Wednesday press briefing in Moscow, Maria Zakharova rebuffed suggestions that the ceasefire would end after a two-week period.
When asked about the possible federalization in Syria, Zakharova said it is up to the Syrian people to determine their government’s structure. She echoed previous statements from Russian officials that the Kurds should be part of future peace talks in Syria.
People wait in front of their damaged house following heavy fighting between government troops and Kurdish fighters, on March 2, 2016 in the southeastern Turkey Kurdish town of Cizre, near the border with Syria and Iraq. (AFP/Yasin Akgul)
A Turkish official says Turkey has not hit any targets other than the Islamic State group since the ceasefire came into effect in Syria.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic tells reporters that Turkish artillery units fired at IS positions on February 28 and no other action has been taken.
Turkey had warned before the truce came into effect that it might continue attacking Syrian Kurdish militia if they posed a threat to its security. Bilgic said Turkey has received information that both Russia and the Syrian government have carried out bombings in breach of the truce.
— AP
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