Russia says Syrian rebels violating truce

At the meeting, which was conducted first in the restricted and later in the extended format, the Heads of State discussed issues related to the cooperation of the member states in the political, economic, humanitarian and security areas, over a dozen of issues related to the countering the new challenges and threats.

A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman says 62 Syrian soldiers have been reported killed in a USA -led coalition airstrike on a military base. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a woman and child were killed on Saturday in Talbiseh, in the central Homs province.

Russian Federation has repeatedly called on the United States to push units of moderate Syrian opposition to separate from Islamic State and other “terrorist groups”. The cease-fire, which does not apply to attacks on IS, has already been the subject of disputes between Moscow and Washington, with each accusing the other of failing to fully implement it.

Syrian activists said government forces have meanwhile killed five civilians.

Syria’s state news agency SANA says insurgents have violated the cease-fire 12 times in the last 12 hours.

“The truce, as we have warned, and we told the (U.S.) State Department – will not hold out”, a senior rebel official in Aleppo said, pointing to the continued presence of a United Nations aid convoy at the Turkish border awaiting permission to enter.

But Washington has warned Russian Federation that unless aid is delivered to Aleppo, it will not move ahead with the formation of the joint coordination center.

The U.N. told Reuters aid trucks that had been expected to move to Aleppo on Sunday morning were once again being delayed. “In my opinion, this comes from the desire to keep the combat potential in fighting the legitimate government of Bashar Assad”. AP material published by LongIsland.com, is done so with explicit permission. Doing so may result in civil and/or criminal penalties.