Young men of Syria’s Daraa boycott government’s settlement process
DARAA, Syria (North Press) – Syrian government forces announced on Saturday that they have extended the settlement in Daraa Governorate for two additional days.
On May 16, the government forces started a new process of settlement in Daraa for the wanted people who are forced to surrender to the government’s security apparatuses to have their status settled. Otherwise, they must leave their hometown.
Since then, about 23,000 people have settled their status, according to the state-run SANA news agency.
An informed source said that the extension came due to the huge number of the wanted who try to settle their status, however, other sources told North Press that large numbers of the young men have boycotted the process as they do not trust the Syrian government.
This is the fifth settlement imposed on the people of Daraa by the government. The last one was on April 20, 2022, and the first and the biggest one was in September 2018.
In July 2018, the opposition armed factions and the government forces reached a ceasefire agreement mediated by Russia in the opposition-held areas in Daraa. Under the deal, the opposition armed factions agreed to hand over their weapons in exchange for staying in Daraa, and those who opposed the agreement they were sent to Idlib, which is under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS – formerly al-Nusra Front).