Russia deploys military police in Syria to monitor the de-escalation zones
Russia began deploying military police in Syria to monitor compliance with the ceasefire in two newly established security zones, the Russian authorities said on Monday.
As Colonel General Sergei Rudskoy said, Russian forces deployed checkpoints and surveillance points around de-escalation zones in southwest Syria and in the East Ghouta near Damascus.
In May, Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed on a plan to create four de-escalation zones in Syria in an attempt to resolve the six-year conflict. In accordance with this plan, the troops and air forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad must stop operations in these areas. About 2.5 million people live in four de-escalation zones.
The truce between Assad troops and the Syrian rebels in East Ghouta was confirmed on Saturday, July 22 in Cairo with the mediation of Egypt.
Representatives of the Russian armed forces said that the agreement defines “the boundaries of the de-escalation zone, the deployment sites and powers of the de-escalation control forces, as well as the routes for humanitarian aid delivery to the population and free passage of residents,” TASS news agency reported.