Astana 14th on schedule and Putin confirms that the Russian military carried out their missions in Syria

Russian aircraft target al-Fitera town in Idlib southern countryside

North-Press Agency

As Russian planes continue to carry out raids on de-escalation zones, Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that Russian military personnel have carried out their missions in Syria, while the Kazakh Foreign Ministry announced the date of the 14th round of Astana.

 

Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tlauberdi announced that the 14th round of Astana negotiations on Syria will be held on December 10 and 11, in the capital Nur Sultan.

Stressing that they've received an official request from the guarantor countries (Turkey – Russia – Iran) to choose this date.

 

On the other hand, Putin said during a meeting of the Russian Security Council in Moscow on Friday, according to Russian media quoted Syrian's as: "Members of air forces, naval forces, special forces, military police and other bodies, have implemented the tasks assigned to them fully." Adding that, "the large-scale hostilities ended as is known."

 

Meanwhile, Russian warplanes carried out 24 raids on Saturday morning, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which hit the areas of Rakaya, Sijna, Mareian, and the outskirts of Shanan, Marat Hurma, al-Nuqeir, al-Fitera, al-Musherfa, al-Farja, Kafr Sijna, Tal al-Nar, Kafr Nabl, and the vicinity of al-Sheikh Bahr village in Idlib Northern, southern and eastern countryside, wounding 4 civilians in Kafr Nabl.

 

Furthermore, Syrian helicopters dropped barrel bombs on Hazarin, Kafr Nabl, Bsaqla, Maarat al-Sin, Sheikh Mustafa in Idlib southern countryside, and Kabana axis in Latakia countryside.

 

Meanwhile, clashes between the armed opposition groups and Syrian government forces continued on the Kabana axis in Latakia northern countryside, causing casualties on both sides.

 

Syrian government forces also targeted Zayzoun, Hawash, Hawija, Arima and Shahranaz areas of Hama western countryside with artillery shelling, which resulted in several injuries on the axis of Ghazal.

 

While the opposition groups targeted the axis of Gemeiyat al-Zahra in Aleppo western countryside amid clashes between the two sides on the two fronts of al-Rashideen and Scientific Research, west of the city of Aleppo.