Sputnik - Militants have violated the ceasefire regime in Syria's Homs de-escalation zone, killing one civilian and injuring two more, local media reported Friday.




BEIRUT (Sputnik)�� According to�the SANA news agency, terrorist groups violated the ceasefire regime by�shelling civilian houses in�the Ar Rastan district, located north of�Homs.

The memorandum on�the establishment of�four de-escalation zones in�Syria was signed in�Astana in�May, with�Russia, Iran and Turkey acting as�the guarantors of�the ceasefire regime. On Thursday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said the representatives of�the Russian Defense Ministry and moderate Syrian opposition reached an agreement during�their meeting in�Cairo on�July 31 on�the third de-escalation zone in�Syria, north of�Homs.

Prior to�that, the agreement was reached on�the two de-escalation zones, in�the rebel-controlled south along�the border with�Jordan and in�Eastern Ghouta. The functioning of�the remaining fourth zone in�Idlib is yet to�be agreed with�the Syrian opposition.

The ceasefire in�Syrian de-escalation zones does not cover the militants of�the Jabhat Fatah al Sham, formerly known as�Nusra Front, and the Islamic State (IS) terrorist groups, both banned in�Russia.