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04May16
Syrian troops control most part of Aleppo Governorate — Russian Defense Ministry
The most part of the governorate of Aleppo is controlled by the Syrian troops, but the situation there is difficult, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Wednesday.
"There's a kind of a complex layer cake in Aleppo, but most part of the governorate is controlled by the government troops. Part of the area is controlled by militants of Jabhat al-Nusra, part by the so-called opposition," Konashenkov said.
The conflict in Syria has lasted since March 2011. In April 2016, the United Nations secretary general's special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura said the hostilities in the country have left 400,000 people dead. Later he specified that it was his personal assessment. Up until now, the UN has named the death count of over 250,000 in Syria.
The ceasefire regime
The ceasefire regime took effect in Syria on February 27, 2016. Shortly before, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution supporting a cessation of hostilities. The document drafted by Russia and the United States was backed by all 15 Security Council member states.
The ceasefire regime does not cover the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organizations as well as other groups ruled terrorist by the Security Council.
Russia's military operation in Syria
Russia takes an active part in the Syrian settlement effort. It helps Syria's authorities fight terrorists and has conducted mine clearing work in the ancient city of Palmyra.
Russia's Aerospace Forces started delivering pinpoint strikes in Syria at facilities of Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra, which are banned in Russia, on September 30, 2015, on a request from Syrian President Bashar Assad.
On March 14, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to start, from March 15, withdrawing the main part of the Russian Aerospace Forces' group from Syria. Putin said the tasks set before the military "have been fulfilled on the whole." Russian Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov said strikes on terrorists will continue to be delivered.
[Source: Itar Tass, Kaukab (Hama Gobernorate), 04May16]
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