(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime is planning to deport ISIS fighters in southern Damascus suburbs to a territory at the edge of the Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights, sources told Zaman al-Wasl.
Yarmouk Basin, which is under the control of Jaish Khaled Bin Walid, an ISIS affiliated group, is seemed to be the last destination of ISIS fightaers who based in Qadam and Yarmouk Camp.
The negotiations with Daesh are still underway as logistic obstacles may push the regime to use its jets to evacuate the militants and drop them in Yarmouk basin since the area in in western Daraa countryside is surrounded by the US-backed Southern Front.
Jaish Khaled Bin Walid was formed in May 2016, and is an alliance of several jihadist groups, the largest of them the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, which was listed by Washington as a terrorist group.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Jaish Khaled Bin Walid is estimated to have some 1,200 fighters, and controls territory , along the border with the Occupied Golan Heights.
The regime forces and Daesh fighters on Saturday agreed to cease fighting after four days of clashes.
The regime army ordered ISIS to retreat from al-Qadam to the adjacent neighborhood of al-Hajar al-Aswad, four days after rebels evacuated the district to northern Idlib province.
300 fighters were evacuated from al-Qadam to northern Idlib province to escape regime control on Tuesday, according to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.
"An agreement reached in September 2017 between the regime and Islamist factions, including Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham [HTS], was implemented today," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
HTS is made up mostly of former members of Al-Qaeda's ex-affiliate in Syria. The other main group present in Qadam was Ajnad al-Sham.
"At least 1,300 people, including fighters with their relatives, have been transferred," the Britain-based Observatory's head, Rami Abdel Rahman, said.
Syria's regime has managed to retake several areas around Damascus with a combination of evacuations and "reconciliation" deals that see rebelling towns brought back under regime control.
The regime is waging a fierce air and ground offensive but also pursuing talks with armed groups still holding the rump of the rebel enclave.
Zaman Al Wasl
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