Over 4,300 people cross into Syria from Lebanon in past day — Russian military

Russian Politics & Diplomacy November 05, 22:12

"Over the past day, as many as 4,315 people crossed Syria’s border from Lebanon via the checkpoints of Al-Arida, Al-Jawasiyeh, Al-Dabousiyah, Jisr Qamar, and Jdaidet Yabous," Oleg Ignasyuk said

MOSCOW, November 5. /TASS/. More than 4,300 people entered the Syrian territory from Lebanon in the past 24 hours, Oleg Ignasyuk, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria (a division of the Russian defense ministry), said.

"Over the past day, as many as 4,315 people crossed Syria’s border from Lebanon via the checkpoints of Al-Arida, Al-Jawasiyeh, Al-Dabousiyah, Jisr Qamar, and Jdaidet Yabous," he said.

He also said that the Russian reconciliation center conducted one humanitarian operation in the settlement of Tell Awda in the al-Hassakah governorate and distributed 2.9 tons of food among its residents.

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