MOSCOW, February 25. /TASS/. Militants have shelled Syria’s Latakia, Idlib and Hama provinces several times over the past 24 hours, chief of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the conflicting sides in Syria Sergei Solomatin said on Monday.

"Despite the cessation of hostilities, violations by illegal armed groups in the Idlib de-escalation zone continue. Over the past 24 hours, militants have shelled inhabited communities in the Latakia, Hama and Idlib provinces," he said.

Work is in progress to amnesty people dodging military service, Solomatin said, adding that 55,262 people have been amnestied as of February 24, 2019.