Syrian armed factions grant amnesty to army conscripts after toppling Bashar Al-Assad

Ahram Online , Monday 9 Dec 2024

All military personnel conscripted into service during Al-Assad's rule have been granted amnesty, the Syrian armed factions that toppled President Bashar Al-Assad said on their Telegram channel.

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Syrian armed factions fighters parade detained pro-government soldiers outside the central city of Homs. AFP

 

On Sunday morning following the fall of Damascus, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, aka Abu Mohammed Al-Julani, the commander of military operations of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, the alliance of armed factions that toppled Al-Assad, instructed his forces not to harm army soldiers who put down their weapons and not to pursue those who flee.

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