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The Syrian regimeÌýÌýin the southern city of Tafas over the weekend, looking for suspected members of the oppositionÌýas the area comes back under government control following a reconciliationÌýagreement with locals,Ìý state media.

Syrian soldiers collected weapons from armed localsÌýin Daraa province and began settling the status of those who had agreedÌýto a Russian-brokered truce earlier this month, which ended a two-month rebellion against regime rule.

It followed an uprising in several areas of Daraa - including Daraa Al-Balad - againstÌýelection results in May that predictably saw Bashar Al-Assad returned to power as president.

A two-month regime siege on the opposition enclaves and fierce fighting between the two sides ended with a settlement agreementÌýproviding entry for regimeÌýtroops into the insurgent villages.

Locals also had to hand over light weapons and commit to reconciliation with the regime.

Some opposition fighters were displaced to opposition-held Idlib province, in northwest Syria.

Daraa province was a stronghold of the opposition until retaken by the Assad regime in 2018. Ìý

The area had since then seen assassinations of local regime security force members and former members of the opposition. A full-scale revolt erupted in parts of Daraa after a dispute over the presidential election results.

A crippling regime siege on Daraa Al-Balad, perceived as a hotbed of opposition, began in June with opposition areas shelled.

The first month of fighting according to the United Nations.

Backed by its Russian and Iranian allies, the Syrian regime is now gradually retaking control over localities in Daraa and negotiating the status of former insurgents through aÌý"settlement" process.

Similar agreements have so far been implemented in other southern Syrian towns including Daraa Al-Balad, Al-Yadouda and Mzairib, official state media.