Syrian Army Grants Amnesty to Hundreds of Militants in Homs

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, a media outlet reported on Monday.

News ID: 70278

Date: 21 May 2018 - 14:14

TEHRAN (Defapress)- The Arabic-language al-Watan daily 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.

Field sources reported on Thursday that 30,000 terrorists and their family members left Northern Homs and Southern Hama in the past 10 days after an agreement with the Syrian army.

They added that after the terrorists' full withdrawal from the region, 65 towns and villages were liberated by the army and 1,200sq/km of lands in Central Syria were purged of militants.

The sources said that the liberated region links Central Syria to other provinces, adding that the two dams of al-Rastan and Houleh were also retaken and security prevails over the vital and strategic infrastructures.

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