26 August 2016, 08:44 GMT
ALEPPO (Sputnik) — According to the source, all civilians have been evacuated from the city, while some 1,600 militants with their families have been transferred to the province of Idlib. A total of 550 people have been accommodated in refugee camps near Damascus.
"Engineer troops began mine clearance of buildings and streets in Darayya. The city is completely under control of the army. Tomorrow we may allow journalists in the city," the source said.
Fighters of multiple militant groups have been surrounded by Syrian government forces in Darayya for several months. On Thursday, reports emerged claiming that the Syrian army and the so-called moderate armed opposition reached an agreement on evacuation of civilians and armed militants from the city.
