An Israeli military intelligence base (background) is pictured as Syrians return to the town of Quneitra in the Syrian Golan Heights on July 27, 2018.<br />The town was almost completely destroyed by departing Israeli soldiers in 1974 after seven years of occupation. / AFP PHOTO / Youssef KARWASHAN
Dozens of Syrian pro-government fighters and civilians on Friday celebrated their return to the abandoned town of Quneitra close to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights after rebels quit the area.
Quneitra lies on the Syrian-controlled side of the demilitarised zone in the Golan Heights, and has been largely in ruins for over four decades since it was razed by Israeli forces before they withdrew under a 1974 United Nations agreement.
Fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an alliance…
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