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In Damascus the last group of opposition fighters evacuated Barzeh
[AlAhram] In the capital, Damascus, the governor said the evacuation of the last group of opposition fighters and their families from the northeastern neighborhood of Barzeh was completed, after a batch of over 1,000 persons left. The Observatory said the ones leaving Monday have rejected an amnesty from the government.The evacuation of Barzeh leaves only one neighborhood on the edge of Damascus, Jobar, in the hands of opposition fighters. A series of evacuation deals in the area in recent months leaves the government of  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Leveler of Latakia... firmly in control of the capital, once encircled by rebels. The government-controlled Syrian Military Media quoted governor Beshr al-Sabban as saying that 1,012 people, including 455 gunnies, were the last to leave Barzeh. Anas a-Dimashqi, an opposition activist based near Damascus, said the fighters and their families will head to the town of Jarablus on the border with ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... and the rebel-held northwestern province of Idlib. He said those who stay have up to six months to settle their conditions with the government. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-05-30 |
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