Militants and their families began evacuating a third district held by terrorists in Damascus on Sunday, bringing the government closer to cementing its control over the Syrian capital.
The agreement mirrors those implemented earlier this week in the nearby districts of Barzeh and Tishrin.
State media announced the evacuation had started, with Damascus governor said militants started to leave Qaboun.
The evacuation deal came on Saturday night after government forces advanced inside the neighborhood.
“The Syrian army yesterday managed to encircle dozens of armed elements inside Qabun neighborhood, forcing them to surrender and hand over their weapons,” a source from the pro-Syrian army National Defense Forces told AFP.
The deals for Qaboun, Barzeh and Tishrin neighborhoods follow a pattern of agreements under which the terrorists agree to surrender in exchange for safe passage to opposition-held territory elsewhere.
Two groups of evacuees left Barzeh neighborhood this week, with one leaving from Tishrin.
All three headed to Idlib province, in northwest Syria.
Source: Agencies
