RUHEIBA (Syria) (Sputnik) – Six militant groups numbering around 600 individuals, who control the Syrian city of Ruheiba in Damascus Province, have joined the cessation of hostilities agreement, Russian Center for Reconciliation spokesman Yuri Zraeyev said Monday.
“Together with our friends from the Ministry of Reconciliation, federal authorities represented by the deputy governor, as well as with the [Russian] Center for Reconciliation in the Syrian Arab Republic, we were able to sign papers with the representatives of armed formations. This process is very complex and continued very difficultly. But there was a positive in this at the same time, as the different sides were nonetheless able to reach an agreement,” Zrayev told journalists.
He said the agreement guarantees a ceasefire in the region of Ruheiba and would help in expanding the ceasefire regime into neighboring cities.
