Syrian ex-militants surrender 500 units of arms and 500 kg of munitions

Almost 500 units of small arms and 500 kilograms of munitions were surrendered by ex-militants in the southwest of Syria, the head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties, Major General Alexei Tsygankov said.

"Illegal armed units in the southwest of Syria have surrendered during the day one infantry fighting vehicle as well as 489 units of small arms and 500 kilograms of munitions of different type and caliber," TASS cited the general as saying.

Tsygankov also said that representatives of the Russian reconciliation center together with the Center for the Reception, Allocation and Accommodation of Refugees in Syria control the return of civilians from the Idlib de-escalation zone through the humanitarian corridor Abu al-Duhur. "A total of 416 people, including 224 children have left in the past 24 hours," he said.