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MOSCOW. April 11 (Interfax-AVN) - The Russian Defense Ministry never received maps showing which parts of Syria are controlled by the opposition and by terrorists, Col. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi, head of the main operational directorate of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, said.
Despite agreements with the leaders of Syrian opposition fighters, "we still have not received maps indicating areas controlled by the opposition and terrorists," Rudskoi said at a briefing on Tuesday.
"This makes it extremely difficult for us to fight terrorists from Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIL [both terrorist organizations are banned in Russia]," Rudskoi said.
The Russian reconciliation center in Syria continues helping civilians across Syria, he said.
Since February 2016, the Russian military has conducted 1,044 humanitarian operations which delivered over 1,600 tonnes of food and essentials to the civilian population, Rudskoi said.
"Yesterday a convoy from the Russian reconciliation center delivered eight tonnes of humanitarian aid to the al-Shahba refugee camp near the city of Afrin in Aleppo province," Rudskoi said.
"Military doctors from the Russian Defense Ministry provided qualified medical assistance to 14,000 patients," Rudskoi said.
The ceasefire introduced in Syria on December 30, 2016, continues, he said. "The number of opposition groups, who declared commitment to the ceasefire, has soared to 204. Over the past two weeks truce agreements have been signed with representatives from 55 populated localities, bringing their total number to 1,452. The reconciled towns and villages have a population of over 3,100,000 people," Rudkoi said.