​​ #Syrian #opposition #forces have begun to leave the south | ShamS

​​ #Syrian #opposition #forces have begun to leave the southern province of #Daraa following the implementation of a #Russia-brokered truce deal.

Daraa was recaptured by the Syrian government in 2018 but attempts to impose the state's control over the Daraa al-Balad district provoked a pushback from armed rebels.

There have been clashes - including artillery exchanges - between the two sides since late July. These have been the biggest challenge yet to the Russia-brokered deal that returned Daraa province to government control but allowed rebels to stay on in some areas.

But on Tuesday, opposition fighters boarded buses to take them to rebel-held territory in the north, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, suggesting talks had succeeded.

These evacuations are a key part of the ceasefire accord that also calls on opposition fighters who stay in the province to hand over their weapons.
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