(MENAFN) The Russian military has offered Syrian rebels safe passage out of eastern Ghouta, arranging a deal by which the opposition would surrender its last major stronghold near Damascus to President Bashar al-Assad.
According to the Russian defense ministry, rebels are able to leave with their families and personal weapons through a secure passage out of eastern Ghouta, where Moscow-backed government forces are making rapid gains in a fierce assault.
The Russian proposal did not state where the rebels would go, but the terms reflect previous deals by which rebels have surrendered to Assad and been given safe passage to other opposition-held territory near the Turkish border.
A statement by the defense ministry says: "The Russian Reconciliation Centre guarantees the immunity of all rebel fighters who take the decision to leave eastern Ghouta with personal weapons and together with their families," as vehicles would "be provided, and the entire route will be guarded."
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