Army Grants Amnesty to Thousands of Militants in Central Syria

TEHRAN (Defapress)- The Arabic-language al-Watan daily quoted informed sources in Homs province as saying on Thursday that 8,000 militants have gone to the peace committees in the towns of al-Rastan, Talbiseh, Taldou, al-Za'aferaneh, Ezzeddin and al-Dar al-Kabireh so far to receive amnesty since the start of the implementation of the second paragraph of the reconciliation agreement in Northern and Northwestern Homs.

Meantime, 500 militants who opposed certain paragraphs of the agreement declared that they will leave the region towards Jarabulus.

The sources also said that a number of family members of the terrorists in Jarabulus and Idlib who had left Homs before have called on the government officials to grant them amnesty to return to Central Syria after experiencing difficulties and mistreatment in Idlib.

Al-Watan had also reported on Monday that almost 3,000 militants that had laid down arms received government amnesty in Northern Homs after all other militants who had turned down the government's peace offer were expelled from the region.

It reported that the army has started granting amnesty to the militants that have laid down arms and applied for government pardoning in al-Rastan, Talbiseh, al-Za'aferaniyeh, Ezzeddeen, Dara al-Kabireh and Taldou in Northern and Northwestern Homs.

It further said that almost 3,000 militants have registered at peace committees in Northern and Northwestern Homs to receive government amnesty.

The army imposed full control over Northern Homs and Southern Hama after full the withdrawal of those militants and their family members that had rejected the army's peace offer.

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