Settlement process in Syria’s Daraa nears Suwayda outskirts
DARAA, Syria (North Press) – On Wednesday, Syrian government security forces transformed the Municipal Building in Nahta town, east of Daraa, into a center for the settlement process following a Russian-brokered deal between the government and dignitaries from the area, local sourced told North Press.
Dozens of residents from Nahta, al-Meliha al-Sharqiya and al-Meliha al-Gharbiyah will settle their status, the sources added.
The Syrian security committee have already handed over the residents in those areas lists containing names of the wanted people.
The longest list was handed to Nahta residents since it contained 132 names.
16 names were from al-Meliha al-Sharqiya whereas 31 from al-Meliha al-Gharbiyah.
On October 18, the government forces besieged Nahta town from four sides and a number of armored vehicles entered the town.
The government also demanded that wanted people must hand over their light weapons.
Both Nahta and al-Meliha al-Sharqiya are close to Suwayda governorate.
These steps come as a continuation of the agreement held in early September between the Central Committee and the government forces brokered by Russia.
On September 5, a number of Daraa’s notables and government forces, in the presence of a number of Russian officers, reached a ceasefire agreement, including handing over weapons and deploying governmental security points in the towns of Daraa governorate.
Daraa was subjected to a suffocating siege imposed by Iranian-backed factions and the government forces for more than two months. Finally, an agreement was reached between the parties to the conflict brokered by Russia on a ceasefire and the entry of government forces into the besieged neighborhoods.