Syria

Dara’a: Terrorists in One More Town End Battle against Syrian Army

 

Terrorists in a town in Northern Dara’a handed over their arms to relevant officials and signed peace agreement with the Syrian government, Arab media said.

The Arabic language al-Hadath news website reported that the representatives of militants in Mahaja town and the army concluded an agreement after several days of talks based on which the militants who intend to lay down arms can apply for government amnesty and those terrorists who oppose peace can leave the town for militant-held regions in Idlib.

Al-Hadath went on to say that the agreement was concluded a few hours after the end of the Syrian army’s three-day-long ultimatum to the terrorists in al-Mahaja.

In February, Syrian President Bashar Assad extended a decree on amnesty for militants who surrender and hand over their weapons until the end of June.

The decree 15/2016 dated July 28, 2016 was extended by President Assad until June 30, 2017, according to a state news agency report.

The above-mentioned order was initially issued for the period of three months and on October 27, 2016 was prolonged for the same period. The amnesty also covers kidnappers who agree to release their hostages.

Since 2011, Syria has been engaged in war against terrorism, with government forces fighting against numerous militant and terrorist groups, including al-Nusra Front (also known as Fatah al-Sham front) and ISIL.

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