Members of Syria's opposition National Liberation Front take part in a military training in the northern countryside of Idlib province on July 1 2020. Picture: AFP/AAREF WATADSyrian army defector Salam had signed a surrender deal with the regime supposed to protect him, but after reporting for military service, he disappeared and months later was declared dead.
While Ahmad chose to join a Russian-backed regime unit, Salam decided to return to military service as requested under the surrender deal, despite objections from his brother, who feared he might be detained, or worse. But “the regime hasn’t handed over any corpses to the families nor has it said where they were buried”, according to the centre.
Omar al-Hariri of the Martyrs’ Documentation Centre said reconciliation agreements did not include amnesty for crimes other than opposing the government. It also sends “a very bad signal” to individuals who are considering a return to government-held areas, she added.
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