Rights group: 435 breaches of Syria ceasefire

Seventeen violations of the truce in Syria were documented on its 12th day, bringing the total number of breaches to 435, the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported yesterday.

The network recorded, in its daily report, six breaches through combat operations committed by the Syrian regime troops on Wednesday.

It also documented 11 breaches on the same day through arrest operations carried out by the regime.

According to the statement, the regime forces breached the agreement through combat operations three times in Damascus, twice in its suburbs, and once each in Hama, Homs and Daraa.

The UN Security Council unanimously approved an American-Russian resolution for the “cessation of hostilities” in Syria as well as allowing for humanitarian aid to reach civilians on 26 February. The agreement came into effect the next day was due to last two weeks.