(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia has been brokering new evacuation deals in the southern outskirts of Damascus, following the exodus of 150,000 people from the eastern district of the capital, local activists told Zaman al-Wasl Wednesday.
A meeting was held on Tuesday between Russian army officers and representatives of rebel factions operating in the suburbs of Yalda, Babila and Sidi Meqdad, according to Zaman Al Wasl reporter.
The move came two weeks after 300 rebel fighters and their families were evacuated from the Qadam, the southern neighborhood of Damascus.
The deadliest Eastern Ghouta offensive sent a warning signal to rebel groups around the capital. Burning your areas of control or leaving peacefully to northern Idlib province, activists and rebels commanders say.
Russia, the de-facto ruler of Syria, has made it clear no rebel presence should be in Damascus and its countryside.
Russia has brokered deals with Faylaq al Rahman and another hardline group in Eastern Ghouta that has seen more than 17,000 rebels, their relatives, and other civilians bused out to Idlib.
Zaman Al Wasl
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