(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces have evacuated 19 Daesh fighters, including commanders, from their stronghold in southern Damascus suburbs, source told Zaman al-Wasl on Thursday.
The extremist fighters have left the district of al-Hajer al-Aswad over the week under protection of the Assad regime. Some of them have reached Turkey, according to the source.
Last June, UN and regime delegates met with ISIS commanders in al-Hajer al-Aswad to seal an agreement allowing fighters of the radical group to leave the capital toward Syrian desert where ISIS still controls pockets in eastern Homs and Badiya.
The long-awaited deal is due to eliminate all rebels and jihadist from Yarmouk Camp and al-Hajer al-Aswad south of Damascus except the eastern district.
About 2000 ISIS fighters with their families aim to head the Syrian desert, also known as al-Badia, despite the recent clashed with US-backed forces along the border.
Three regime troops were killed when ISIS militants attacked their checkpoints in al-Tadhamon neighbourhood near al-Hajer al-Swad on Wednesday.
Amaq claimed that ISIS members took buildings from regime army near al-Tadhamon neighborhood, killing three soldiers.
In retaliation, the regime forces have pounded ISIS-held areas in tadhamon and Yarmouk camp with heavy artillery.
Zaman A Wasl
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