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Syria's Assad set to recover Golan frontier as rebels surrender
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JULY 19, 2018 / 3:40 AM / UPDATED 5 MINUTES AGO
Syria's Assad set to recover Golan frontier as rebels surrender
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is set to recover control of the frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights after rebel fighters in the area agreed to surrender terms, sources on both sides said on Thursday.
The rebels in al-Quneitra province at the border with the Israeli-controlled territory have agreed either to accept safe passage to the rebel-held province of Idlib in the northwest or to remain in the area on the state’s terms, according to details outlined by a Hezbollah-run news outlet and a rebel source.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah fights in Syria in support of Assad.
It would mark another major victory for Assad, who has recovered swathes of southwestern Syria over the last month in a Russian-backed offensive that has already forced many rebels to surrender.
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Syria's Assad set to recover Golan frontier as rebels surrender
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is set to recover control of the frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights after rebel fighters in the area agreed to surrender terms, sources on both sides said on Thursday.
The rebels in al-Quneitra province at the border with the Israeli-controlled territory have agreed either to accept safe passage to the rebel-held province of Idlib in the northwest or to remain in the area on the state’s terms, according to details outlined by a Hezbollah-run news outlet and a rebel source.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah fights in Syria in support of Assad.
It would mark another major victory for Assad, who has recovered swathes of southwestern Syria over the last month in a Russian-backed offensive that has already forced many rebels to surrender.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-southwest/syrias-assad-set-to-recover-golan-frontier-as-rebels-surrender-idUSKBN1K90V1
