On July 21, militants in the village of Umm Batnah in the southern Syrian province of Quneitra handed over 2 battle tanks and other weapons to the Syrian Army under a surrender agreement, which had been accepted by armed groups this week.
Earlier on the same day, the Syrian state media said that 7 battle tanks had been handed over to the army in the villages of Mzerib and Yadoudah in the nearby province of Daraa. Thus only during the past 24 hours government forces got 9 battle tanks.
It is unclear how many heavy military equipment and weapon systems (like artillery guns) still remain in the hands of armed groups. However, local sources say that this number can be close to a few dozens.
This equipment will be checked and restored by the Syrian military, with an assistance from Russia, and then used in the upcoming military operations, for example in Idlib.
