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An area of southwestern which has been held by rebels and subject to a fierceÌýÌýhas experienced a fewÌýdays of relative quiet.

A deal reached between the local opposition in Ìý-Ìýwith a civilian-runÌýcentral committee - and the regime is currently being enacted, °®Âþµº's Arabic-language sister service, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, reported on Tuesday.

This deal was mediated by key regime ally and comes after many previous deals and rounds of negotiations fell through.

It involves people wanted by the regime "settling" their statuses or, in other words, coming to terms with Damascus.

This had been done with almost 300 individuals by the time Al-Araby Al-Jadeed's article was published, according to knowledgeable informants.

Despite this, the blockade of Daraa Al-Balad appeared to still be in place.

"[This] raises the concern that the regime will again break the agreement and attack the area once more," activist Mohammed Al-Hourani said.

Many firearms have also been handed over by the opposition toÌýthe regime as part of the deal, in an operationÌýoverseenÌýby Moscow's military police.

Al-Araby Al-Jadeed's previously referenced local sources who said that more than 80 medium weapons hadÌýbeen given up.

Others claimed that more than 120 sniper rifles, hand grenades, and other pieces of military equipment have been transferred.

They noted that, in the majority of cases, Damascus is settling the statuses of individuals who do not have arms. They are deemed wanted simply because they are considered to be anti-regime.

Once the statuses of the wanted civiliansÌýhave been settled and the rebels' arms surrendered, the deal's other terms will start to come into effect.

This includes the resumption of regime activities in the area and the establishment of security checkpoints.

Anyone unwilling to come to terms with regime rule in the area will have to leave for other parts of Syria.

Five of the refugees are from province, where the neighbourhood has been placed under and fighting has erupted between and allied forces, and the opposition. 👇

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Al-Araby Al-Jadeed's sources explained the deal with the regime says these individuals will be prosecuted if they fail to leave.

Despite the relative calm in Daraa Al-Balad, in the north of Daraa province, a checkpoint was hit by armed rebels, killing and wounding regime forces manning it, the Houran Free League media group reported.

has been besieged sinceÌý, following the locals' refusalÌýto accept the country'sÌýsham presidential vote, which again returned dictator Bashar Al-Assad as leader.