Syria’s interim government accepts defectors from the al-Assad regime, who hand over their weapons
Interior Minister of the Provisional Government of Syria, MohammedAbdur RahmanOrder that this Friday Its units received defectors from the ousted Bashar al-Assad government “to resolve their situation” and they have already handed over their weapons.
“Our units have received defectors from the criminal regime to resolve their situation. We have received their weapons and also Issued circulars regarding supply of arms to police and armywhich is occupied by the population,” the minister said on his official Facebook account.
He indicated that since the “liberation of Damascus and the rest of Syria’s provinces” on December 8, when al-Assad fled to Moscow after 24 years in power, security and police units “To maintain security and protect the institution has been undertaken with determination and sincerityProtecting the rights of the people and responding to their calls. “We activated traffic rules and sent patrols to ensure everyone’s safety.”
The minister promised, according to the note, that they would always be there “Close” to the Syrian people and will ensure their safety “day and night”.