Continuing coverage of the US strike in IdlibEarlier:
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US Forces Launch Missile Strike/s Into Idlib Area, Immediately After Russian/Syrian Ceasefire Begins: B-2 Spirit Bomber?
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Russia Announces Syrian Army To Unilaterally Ceasefire in de-escalation zone in Idlib
Today:The statements attributed to the Russian Centre for Reconciliation suggest the US does NOT want to see a peaceful resolution to the situation in Idlib.TASS- US airstrike on Idlib leaves numerous casualties, major destruction - Russian top brass
"The Russian military notes that the US has jeopardized further implementation of the ceasefire in the Idlib de-escalation zone and also disrupted it in a number of areas"
Did the strike hit multiple targets? Multiple missiles at one time?
"MOSCOW, September 1. /TASS/. A US airstrike on Syria’s Idlib province has left numerous casualties and a major destruction, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria (part of Russia’s Defense Ministry) said in a statement on Sunday.
The US carried out the airstrike at 3 p.m. on August 31 on an area between Ma’arrat Misrin and Kafr Haya, the center reported.
"There are numerous casualties and a major destruction in the settlements targeted by the US airstrike," the center said, stressing that this strike came in violation of the earlier reached agreements because Washington had not notified Russia and Turkey about its plans.
The Russian military notes that the US has jeopardized further implementation of the ceasefire in the Idlib de-escalation zone and also disrupted it in a number of areas. According to the center, such steps of Washington, which keeps accusing Russia of its alleged indiscriminate shelling in the Idlib de-escalation zone, are raising eyebrows.
"Despite the shellings carried out by militants, provoked by the US strike, the Syrian forces are currently observing a moratorium on carrying out combat actions in the interests of achieving peaceful settlement in the Idlib de-escalation zone as soon as possible," the statement reads.
According to the Russian military, at 6 a.m. on August 31 at the initiative of Russia and Turkey the Syrian army unilaterally declared a ceasefire across the Idlib de-escalation zone, and notified all parties to the conflict. "Over the past day the government forces have strictly complied with their undertaken commitments. Flights of combat aviation of Russia’s Aerospace Defense Forces and the Syrian Air Force have been fully suspended," the center said."
Further to this previous post: Security Zone on Turkish Southern Border To Benefit Syria, says Putin - Eastern Syria Back To DamascusWhere it had been suggested early reports covering the Erdogan/Putin had been misleading and statements made were actually about the security zone in the north east of Syria and not Idlib TASS: Lavrov calls Turkey’s interest in ensuring security in northeast Syria absolutely legal
Lavrov spoke about the outcome of Tuesday’s talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. His comment was published on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website on Sunday."This is another part of Syria, the northeast," Lavrov said, answering a question about Russia’s stance on Turkey’s plans to create a security zone in Syria. "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey seeks to ensure its security interests there. President Putin confirmed that we recognize these interests as absolutely legal and support achieving an agreement, which would primarily take into account the respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic," Lavrov said.