6 Hezbollah fighters arrive in Lebanon after being evacuated by Syrian forces and cowards

Six Hezbollah fighters arrived in Lebanon Friday after thousands of people from the cities of Fu and Kafriya, besieged by the Sham Liberation Organization (formerly the Nasra Front) and factions Islamists in northwestern Syria, in the province of Quneitra, on the border with Israel, in preparation for the beginning of the evacuation of combatants and civilians in the north of the country, 6,600 civilians and fighters loyal to the regime were evacuated Thursday by the main allies of Damascus and Ankara. The cities of Fu and Kafriya in the governorate of Idlib, besieged

The head of media relations at Hezbollah, Mohamed Afif, told Agence France-Presse: "Six Hezbollah members arrived in Lebanon in the cities of Fu and Kafriya and were trapped for more than three years. "

He added that" they were released as part of the process. exchange with the Nasra Front and other factions ", referring to an official reception organized by the party later in the day

Hezbollah fighters and armed men from both cities. Defending the two Shiite cities of Fu & Kufri, which formed the only two countries escaping the control of the factions in the province of Idlib. [196590] 04] Hezbollah, backed by Iran, has been fighting openly in Syria since April 2013. According to experts, the number of its fighters is between 5,000 and 8,000.

D & # 39; on the other hand, a source of opposition and the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights in the southern province of Quneitra on the border with Israel, in preparation for the beginning of the evacuation process of fighters and civilians in northern Syria in an agreement reached by Russia with the factions.

The agreement announced Thursday morning the renunciation of the factions to the cessation of hostilities. Points that were before 2011, "according to official media, one year The outbreak of the Syrian conflict in this region, very sensitive to its proximity to Israel.

Director of the Rami Abdul Rahman Observatory told AFP that the buses arrived yesterday in an area under the control of the regime's forces in Quneitra province. The control of the factions in preparation for the beginning of the evacuation. "

Abdul Rahman does not specify the number of combatants and civilians to be sent to northern Syria, while a few thousand opposition negotiators in Quneitra say the process will begin in the middle of the day. Opposition for years over most of the province of Quneitra and annexation Most of the buffer zone on the Golan Heights is adjacent to the occupied territory of Israel.

The Sham Liberation Organization (formerly Nasra Front) is present in this region and will be according to the Observatory as a rejection of the settlement agreement with the regime. "The agreement Inscribed in similar agreements signed in other regions, especially in the neighboring province of Daraa, "he added, stating that he planned the delivery of heavy and medium weapons to the factions, with the participation of the Syrian civil police in the zo The regime's forces began Sunday to attack control positions

Russia is the most important player in the South-Syrian agreements, as in other regions, especially Aleppo (north) and eastern Ghouta near Damascus.

In turn, the Palestine Refugee Commission in the Near East [165] UNHCR is declared ready to discuss with Syria and Russia their plans to establish centers for Syrian refugees in the south-west of the country, in order to get help and shelter. Returnees, but stressed the evil

The spokesman of UNHCR, Andrei Mahicic, said at a press briefing in Geneva that about 13,000 Syrian refugees in neighboring countries have returned home them in the first half of 2018, in addition to 750 Syrian refugees A. Internally displaced persons.