Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa, the fourth major city to fall out of government control in just one week.
Rebel sources told news agency Reuters that the military agreed to make an orderly withdrawal from Daraa under a deal giving army officials safe passage to the capital Damascus, about 100 km north.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that local armed groups captured Daraa, while an Islamist-led rebel coalition captured Aleppo and Hama, the other two major cities seized from government control in recent days.
The Indian government on Friday issued a travel advisory for Syria, strongly advising Indian nationals to avoid all travel to the country until further notice. This warning comes in light of the situation prevailing in Syria, which poses significant risks to travellers.
“In view of the situation prevailing in Syria, Indian nationals are advised to avoid all travel to Syria, until further notification,” the ministry of external affairs said in a press release.
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