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Russian military confirms halt to bombing in line with truce deal

Published: 27 Feb 2016 - 12:34 pm | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 07:19 pm
Peninsula

Moscow: Russia'a air force has halted bombing in Syria in accordance with a ceasefire agreement brokered by Russia and the United States, the General Staff of the Armed Forces said.

"Russia's air force fully halted bombing in the green zone that is in those areas and those armed groups which had sent us ceasefire requests," a senior representative of the General Staff Sergei Rudskoi told reporters.

AFP