“Over the past day, 11 attacks from the positions of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group were recorded in the Idlib de-escalation zone.
In the province of Aleppo - nine attacks, in the province of Idlib - one shelling, in the province of Hama - one shelling, ”reads a statement posted on the Russian Defense Ministry's Facebook page.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian President's Special Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen held a telephone conversation.
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“Jabhat al-Nusra” (“Hayat Tahrir ash-Sham”, “Jabhat Fath al-Sham”, “Front al-Nusra”) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.