DAMASCUS, Sept 26 (NNN-SANA) – Hundreds of families returned to their homes in the countryside areas of the provinces of Idlib and Hama, in northwestern Syria on Wednesday.
It was reported that the people returned after the government secured “suitable circumstances” through preparing basic services for them.
On Sept 15, thousands of people returned to their areas in the aforementioned region, after the army removed land mines planted by the rebels.
Late last month, the Syrian army agreed to observe a cease-fire in Idlib, the last major rebel stronghold.
The Syrian army said, it reserves the right to respond to any violation by the Nusra Front, the backbone of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which is the most powerful rebel group in Idlib.
This is the second truce announced in Idlib this month. On Aug 1, a Russian and Turkish-backed cease-fire was reached but quickly collapsed.
Since then, battles flared and government forces were able to make notable gains, capturing key areas in the southern countryside of Idlib and the adjacent northern countryside of Hama province.
The new cease-fire aims to stop the fighting in Idlib.– NNN-SANA