Tens of families return to villages as recent Hama reconciliation comes into effect

Hama – The first stage of the local reconciliation agreement in the northeastern countryside of Hama province has begun.

Tens of locals started on Tuesday returning to their homes in al-Fan al-Shamali village.

“This is a step towards implementing the remaining stages of the reconciliation agreement reached recently,” said member of the Reconciliation Committee in Hama Ahmad al-Deiri, SANA reported.

The next stage will see families returning to a number of villages in the province’s eastern countryside, including Jneineh, Jneineh Gharbiyeh, Simaqiyeh, Huweijeh, al-Bireh and Qasr al-Mukharram, added al-Deiri.

He noted that people are able to go back to their normal lives.

The reconciliation agreement was reached during a meeting on March 7th that brought together senior tribes figures, Muslim and Christian scholars and local figures.

The reconciliation includes Souran area, Qalaat al-Mdeiq (Citadel) town and over 100 villages and farms in al-Hamraa area in the northeastern countryside of Hama.