Daraya under govt control after last rebels evacuated: Syria army

Syrian troops stand guard as a bus carrying people drives by, as part of an evacuation fro
AFP

Damascus (AFP) – Government forces on Saturday retook control of Daraya near the Syrian capital after rebels and civilians were evacuated following a four-year siege by regime forces, a military source told AFP.

“The Syrian army completely controls Daraya and has entered all of the town. There isn’t a single armed man there,” the source said of the insurgents, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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