Militants in More Regions Endorse Peace Agreement with Syrian Army

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Thursday that representatives of militants in a region in Aleppo endorsed peace agreement with the Syrian Army troops.

News ID: 68149

Date: 18 January 2018 - 17:30

The ministry reported that militants in the village of Taljabin in Aleppo province laid down arms and joined the nationwide reconciliation plan with the army, adding that the total number of towns, regions and villages that have thus far ended battle against the army stands at 2,330.

Field sources confirmed last month that over 160 gunmen that had laid down their weapons and joined peace with the Syrian army in Aleppo and Deir Ezzur provinces received government amnesty.

The sources reported that 164 militants in Aleppo and the Eastern and Southern parts of Deir Ezzur had handed over their arms to the army soldiers and were pardoned by the Damascus government.

The gunmen received amnesty and returned to normal life, the sources said.