Syria: Tens of gunmen receive gov't amnesty in eastern Damascus

A sum of 500 gunmen that had laid down weapons and applied for government amnesty in Western Ghouta have been pardoned by Damascus authorities.

The local sources said on Tuesday that 500 gunmen that had handed over their weapons to the Syrian Army and applied for government pardoning in Tal Decoh, Ba'ar al-Qasab, Sis and Mak'houl regions in Eastern Ghouta and in the village of al-Hawayan in marginal part of Badiyeh (desert) East of Damascus Province, received government's amnesty and returned to normal line.

The Russian Defense Ministry said in its latest report last week that militants in more regions handed over their weapons to relevant officials and joined the peace agreement with the Syrian Army.

The Russian ministry's statement said that militants in over 2,202 regions, town and villages have thus far laid down arms and joined reconciliation plan with the Syrian government.

Peace talks are underway in the provinces of Aleppo, Idlib, Damascus, Hama, Homs and Quneitra, the statement added.

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