10 Jan 2019 22:17

Syrian militants shell Aleppo twice in last 24 hours - Russian military

HMEIMIM. Jan 10 (Interfax) - Two shell attacks by militants of illegal armed groups have been seen on the north-western outskirts of the city of Aleppo in the Idlib de-escalation area in the past 24 hours, head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Sides in Syria Sergei Solomatin said on Thursday.

Meanwhile, refugees are returning to their former homes, he said. With the assistance of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Sides operations of ten checkpoints, including the aerial one Duwali and the maritime one Banias, were ensured. As of January 9, 2019, 215,495 people have returned to their former homes.

In implementing the Syrian presidential decree dated October 9, 2018, the local authorities are continuing to amnesty people, who dodged military service, including refugees and former members of illegal armed groups. As of January 9, 2019, 24,472 have been amnestied.