Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Daraa, SANA-Dozens of gunmen on Tuesday had their legal status settled after they had handed over their weapons in Daraa al-Balad in the framework of implementing the settlement agreement proposed by the State, which provides for the exit of the terrorists, settling the gunmen status and handing over the weapons to the Syrian Arab Army.
SANA reporter in Daraa said that scores of gunmen arrived on Tuesday morning at the settlement center in al-Arba’in neighborhood in Daraa al-Balad to have their status settled and hand their weapons over to the Syrian Arab Army, in implementation of the settlement agreement that the State has proposed as part of efforts for a peaceful solution to end the terrorists’ control and to restore security and stability all over the province.
The reporter pointed out that the weapons that had been handed over on Tuesday included a large quantity of ammunition, including a number of RPGs and thousands of rifle rounds of (Kalashnikov) PKC machine guns and Dushka, in addition to a number of various machine guns.
On Monday, operations of handing over weapons and settling the status of dozens of gunmen from Daraa al-Balad resumed within the framework of implementing the settlement agreement proposed by the State, after the terrorist groups in Daraa al-Balad neighborhood had disrupted this agreement several times.
The agreement provides for expelling the terrorists from the neighborhood, settling the status of the gunmen and the wanted persons, handing over weapons, installing the army’s points and restoring services and the State’s institutions to serve the people of the neighborhood.
The Syrian State has been keen for several weeks to consolidate security and stability in Daraa province through giving priority to peaceful solutions in order to preserve civilians and infrastructure and prevent endangering their lives.
Nisreen Othman / Hala Zain
