39 Buses Carrying Militants Leave Syria’s Douma
According to al-Nushra website, the buses headed to Jarabulus in northern Syria as part of an agreement between the Damascus government and the Takfiri terrorist group.
Based on the agreement, the Takfiri group released 52 individuals in return.
It came after the Syrian government expressed its readiness to engage in negotiations with the Jaish al-Islam.
“Jaish al-Islam terrorists have requested negotiations with the Syrian state, which will start the talks within two hours from now,” state TV cited an official source as saying on Sunday.
Syria’s SANA news agency also reported that the terrorists’ appeal came after “the painful blows they received due to the decisive military operation on their positions and hotbeds in Douma.”
The Syrian army, backed by the Russian air force, has almost entirely liberated Eastern Ghouta, which used to serve as a major militant stronghold and a launch pad for deadly raids on the residents of Damascus.
Douma is the only part of Eastern Ghouta that is still being held by the militants.
