Syrian Urges Surrender of Militants Encircled Near Lebanon Border
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The Syrian army units and their allies gave a 72-hour deadline to militants encircled in a strategic border area near Lebanon and the ‘Israeli'-occupied territories to either leave or face military defeat.
The militants have been cornered in the town of Beit Jin, which sits in the foothills of Mount Hermon in southwestern Syria.
Citing militant sources, Reuters reported on Tuesday that the government has given them an ultimatum to either leave for the northwestern Idlib Province, which holds the largest concentrations of Takfiri militants in Syria, or face military action.
Syrian forces managed last week to regain control of the hills and farms around Beit Jin, making the town the last militant stronghold in the area, where the borders of Lebanon and ‘Israeli'-occupied territories meet Syria.
The town located southwest of Damascus is known as Western Ghouta. It was recaptured by the Syrian army last year.
Syria accuses the Zionist entity of aiding the militants in the area. Tel Aviv has been reported, time and again, to provide anti-Damascus militants with material support and medical treatment. The Zionist regime also carries out regular strikes at Syrian targets in support of the militants.
Backed by Russian airpower and Iranian advisory support, Syrian soldiers and their allied popular defense groups managed to liberate many areas through concentrated military operations. In several areas, they have also reached settlements with militants to enable their evacuation to Idlib.
On Tuesday, members of the Takfiri al-Nusra Front terrorist group agreed to surrender the southwestern outskirts of Syria's Rif Dimashq Governorate and move to the provinces of Idlib and Dara'a.
Syria's Operations Command said the Nusra terrorists had entered into talks with the government after their failure to counter the army's advances on the battlefield.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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