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Syria rebels agree to surrender zone bordering Golan
« on: July 19, 2018, 04:40:35 pm »
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Syria rebels agree to surrender zone bordering Golan
MEE and agencies

Thursday 19 July 2018 10:22 UTC

Syrian rebels have agreed to surrender a sensitive area bordering the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an activist group and opposition source said on Thursday, the latest in a series of deals expanding government control over key territory.

The agreement follows another deal that saw thousands of residents evacuated on Thursday morning from two pro-government towns in northern Syria long besieged by hardline rebels.

Both deals, negotiated by government ally Russia, will be seen as victories for President Bashar al-Assad over the seven-year uprising that once threatened his rule.

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