“In response to the constant violations of the ceasefire from within the Idlib zone, the Syrian army, of course, has every right to respond and suppress terrorists,” RIA Novosti quotes Nebenzyu.

He specified that in recent months, terrorists, mainly from the Khayyat Tahrir al-Sham * group, have dramatically increased the number of attacks.

Earlier, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary Di Carlo said the organization urges Russia and Turkey to support the ceasefire in Idlib, relying on earlier agreements.

* “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” (“Jabhat Fath al-Sham”, “Front al-Nusra”, “Jabhat al-Nusra”) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.