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More than 10,000 people have so far joined the new reconciliation process in the eastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on December 2.
Syrian authorities launched the process from Deir Ezzor city in mid-November with support from local tribal leaders including Sheikh Nauaf al-Bashir, head of Al Baggara tribe and one of the most prominent leaders in eastern and northeastern Syria.
Recently, a new reconciliation center was opened in the town of al-Mayadin in the southern Deir Ezzor countryside in order to encourage more people to join the process. The move was well-received.
“Hundreds of the province’s residents flocked today [December 2] to the reconciliation center in the town of al-Mayadin to settle their status with simple and easy procedures,” the SANA’s reporter said.
The reconciliation process offers a full pardon to all civilians and military personnel wanted by Syrian authorities for evading military service or deserting the ranks of the Syrian Arab Army.
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The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who hold northeastern, eastern and southeastern Deir Ezzor, didn’t cooperate with the reconciliation process. Still, many people travelled from the group’s areas to government-held areas in order to benefit from the process and settle their legal status.
The reconciliation process in Deir Ezzor may move soon to the town of al-Bukamal which is located along the border with Iraq. This will likely be the last stop of the successful process.
