Over 1,000 Militants Ready to Surrender to Syrian Authorities in Darayya

Rasa - Informed sources in Western Ghouta announced on Thursday that over 1,000 fighters of militant groups are to turn themselves in to the government forces in Darayya in Southeastern Damascus and many others have called for evacuation from the town.

News ID: 422948

Date: 25 August 2016 - 18:10

RNA - "Recent advances of the Syrian army troops and their popular allies inside Darayya and closure of most of the supply routes used by terrorists have caused at least 1,000 militants to lay down arms and call for government's public pardon," the sources said.

"In the meantime, a large number of terrorists have called on the Syrian army to pave the ground for them to leave Darayya with buses and move to militant-held regions," they added.

"Opposition groups in their media pages have shut that militant groups' leadership did not pay any attention to anti-government fighters' demand for fresh forces but they sent a large number of forces to Jarabulus in Northern Aleppo due to being well-paid by Turkey," the sources added.

Also on Wednesday, Syrian army soldiers continued to beat back terrorists of Ajnad al-Sham and Liwa Shohada al-Islam from more strongholds in the town of Darayya, capturing new areas in the Central part of the town.

The terrorist groups withdrew from more building blocks in Darayya in Western Ghouta under the heavy attacks of the government forces.

In the meantime, offensives of Fatah al-Sham (the newly-formed al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group previously known as the al-Nusra Front) to prevail over army's positions in Jobar Zmelka in Eastern Ghouta were repulsed by the country's soldiers.

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