Syrian army fighter jet undertook several air-borne attacks in the Eastern Ghouta area east of Damascus on Sunday despite the call for ceasefire by the Syrian military, a day before.
The British-based monitoring group said
Saturday had been relatively calm after the ceasefire took effect with
isolated incidents of shellfire.
On Sunday, six air strikes hit the towns of Douma and Ain Terma in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, it reported.
There was no immediate comment from the government or army.
Syria’s military declared a “cessation of
fighting activities” starting at noon on Saturday in besieged Eastern
Ghouta, which has long been controlled by the opposition. One rebel
group in Eastern Ghouta quickly welcomed the ceasefire.
A separate statement from Cairo-based
political opposition movement Al-Ghad, headed by Ahmad Jarba, said the
agreement had been reached in Cairo, sponsored by Egypt and Russia and
with the involvement of mainstream rebel groups.
There was to be a full ceasefire in
Eastern Ghouta, no government forces would enter the area and aid would
be allowed in, it said.
Numerous attempts at a lasting ceasefire
in western Syria, where rebels have lost ground to government forces and
their allies over the last year, have often collapsed with both sides
trading the blame.
The United States, Russia and Jordan
reached a ceasefire and “de-escalation agreement” for southwestern Syria
this month, which has reduced violence. That agreement did not include
Eastern Ghouta.
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