Tag: Islamist fighters

Damascus : The Syrian Army on Saturday announced it had taken full control of Harasta town in Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus, following the surrender of Islamist fighters. Harasta was declared free of militants after the departure of a second convoy of Islamist militiamen and their families on Friday night for the northwestern province of Idleb, which is almost entirely under the control of opposition groups, Efe news reported. The combatants handed over their heavy weapons and left Harasta as part of an agreement reached between the Syrian authorities...