Syrian Army Regains Full Control over Al-Tall City in Damascus Province
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Syrian army regained full control over al-Tall city in the Damascus province, Russia's Defense Ministry stated on Sunday.
"The city of al-Tall in the Damascus province which had a pre-war population of over 60 thousand, fell under full control of the Syrian Armed Forces," the ministry said.
The area was previously held by the Nusra Front group an al-Qaeda affiliate outlawed as a terrorist organization in many countries.
Moreover, over 500 terrorists from the Nusra Front and 1,500 members of their families have been moved out of the Syrian city of al-Tall to Idbib, Sputnik reported.
"The opposition militants took advantage of the amnesty, announced by the President of Syria. They stopped fighting and through negotiations expressed the desire to flee [from al-Tall] to Idlib. Before the departure, they handed the government forces all their heavy weapons, as well as over 200 units of small arms and ammunition," the Russian ministry said.
The disarmament, mediated by the Russian military, was arranged as part of a regional ceasefire. The Syrian government organized rebels’ transfer to Idlib aboard 44 buses.
Thousands of Syrian rebels have been granted amnesty by the Syrian government in the past week, it added.
"Over 2,500 militants have been granted amnesty in various parts of Syria in the past week," the ministry’s reconciliation center in Hmeymim said.
