The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

A brigade operating on the border with Jordan prepares with thousands of persons in the Syrian Desert near the Coalition’s base for moving to the Syrian North within a new displacement agreement

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights obtained information about reaching an agreement between Shuhada’a Al-Qaryatayn Brigade operating in Rif Dimashq Desert and the area of Al-Rakban Camp, and between the Russian side and the regime, on the departure of the brigade which operates in the area to the northern sector of Aleppo countryside, and the reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory that preparations started for the departure towards the Syrian North, in the next few days, and the sources also confirmed that the agreement took place via a mediator (a former commander in the factions of the Eastern Qalamoun), who carried out a reconciliation with the regime months ago, while it is expected that the number of those who will leave towards the Syrian North, will reach about 5000 people, of those who live in Al-Rakban Camp in the Desert near the Syrian – Jordanian border, and they will be transported to the controlled areas of the forces of the Turkish-backed operation of the “Euphrates Shield”, and its expected that the fighters of other factions in the area which is near Al-Tanf who desire to leave, will also be transported with the batches heading towards the controlled areas of the Turkish forces and the factions backed by them.

It is noteworthy that Shuhada’a Al-Qaryatayn Brigade was within the factions which a displacement agreement was reached with in the Eastern Qalamoun, where a final agreement has been reached between representatives of the Russians and the regime and representatives of the areas of al-Nasriyyeh, Jeroud, al-Atnah, al-Rahiba, al-Sharqi Mountain and Batra Mountain, according which about 6240 fighters and citizens have been displaced, while the meeting that took place between parties of the agreement on Thursday, the 19th of April 2018, led to a full agreement among them, which provides exit of all of who wants to from the factions of the area (Jaysh al-Islam, Ahmad al-Abdu Forces , Jaysh Tahrir al-Sham, Ahrar al-Sham Movement, Jaysh Osud al-Sharqiyyah, Shuhada’a al-Qaryatayn Brigades, Saraya Ahel al-Sham and members from Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham), in addition to the families of fighters and other civilians who refuse the agreement towards the Syrian, after handing over the medium and heavy weapons.