The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

A new batch of Jaysh Al-Islam leaves in conjunction with the deployment of the Russian military police in Douma in the Eastern Ghouta

Rif Dimashq Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the departure of a new batch of Jaysh Al-Islam from Douma city, in the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, to launch towards the Syrian North, in conjunction with the readiness of the members of the Russian military police and the start to be deployed at the outskirts of Douma city, and inside it, after it became beyond the control of Jaysh Al-Islam, where the regime forces are not allowed to enter the city according to the Russian agreement, also this operation took place after Jaysh Al-Islam handed over the heavy and medium weapons and the maps of the tunnels and mines to the regime forces in Douma city, and after raising the internationally recognized flags of the regime.

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published today morning that it is expected that the Russian military police will be deployed in the entire of Douma city, according to Jaysh Al-Islam agreement with the Russians and representatives of the regime on the 8th of April 2018, after Jaysh Al-Islam handed over their heavy and medium weapons to the Russian forces, and raising the internationally recognized regime’s flags on governmental institutions belong to the regime inside Douma city, where fighters of Jaysh Al-Islam are still presented inside Douma, while reliable sources confirmed to the SOHR that Douma city witnessed calls for the entry of the Russian military police, due to security disorder in the city, while it is expected that a new batch will leave Douma today towards the Syrian North, and all the steps will be implemented successively in Douma city.

While the Syrian Observatory published yesterday that it obtained information about that there was shootout in Douma city, in conjunction with the preparations of buses to depart from the city towards the Syrian north, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, tens of supports of the regime entered in the accompany of “reconciliation” delegation into Douma city and raised the internationally recognized Syrian flag and shouted slogans supporting the regime. They were accompanied by Russian journalists and Russian forces with their vehicles, provoking Jaysh Al-Islam fighters, who were being prepared to depart Douma, which led the fighters to open fire of their guns at the group, leaving several persons injured. Russian journalists are expected to be among the injured. The delegation left Douma immediately heading towards the regime areas of presence in the camp of Al-Wafddien.