Over 2,000 Gunmen, Family Members Evacuated from Eastern Damascus

The sources reported that the first phase of the evacuation of gunmen and their family members from al-Qaboun has ended, adding that 2,289 people, including 1,058 gunmen have been evacuated from al-Qaboun to be relocated to militant-held regions in Idlib province.

Well-informed sources in Eastern Ghouta said on Sunday that 1,900 gunmen and their family members left al-Qaboun district for militant-held regions in Idlib province.

The sources confirmed that a sum of 1,910 gunmen and their family members were evacuated from al-Qaboun district on 35 buses and were to be relocated to Idlib province within the framework of an evacuation deal between the Syrian Army and the militants.

The sources added that the evacuated gunmen had not joined the peace agreement with the Syrian army.