Evacuation of jihadist militants from Syria's northern Homs and southern Hama was allegedly delayed because of Turkish government’s rejection at control points, reports say.
Sources told Sputnik, “The evacuation of jihadist militants and their families was delayed since Turkey rejected the entrance of part of the first convoy and the second convoy to the north of Aleppo and Jarablus.”
Sources said that they will consider some other transit points for the evacuation of jihadists if Turkey keeps on its rejections.
The Syrian Army and militant groups previously reached a deal earlier in May for evacuating jihadist militants and their families from the countryside between Homs and Hama. The agreement was accomplished with the help of Russian reconciliation centre for Syria.
The agreement on the establishment of de-escalation zones was reached by the Syrian ceasefire guarantor states — Iran, Russian and Turkey — as part of the Astana process for Syria.
There are currently four agreed de-escalation zones in Syria: the first in Idlib and parts of neighbouring Latakia, Hama, and Aleppo provinces; the second in the north of the central Homs province; the third in Eastern Ghouta near Damascus; and the fourth in certain parts of the country's southern Daraa and Quneitra provinces.
