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FILE IMAGE: AP Photo At least 124 IEDs have been removed in the liberated area of Yarmouk in southern Damascus over the past 24 hours, Chief of the Russian center for the reconciliation of conflicting parties, Maj. Gen. Yuri Yevtushenko, said on May 25. “Sapper units continue efforts to demine liberated regions of the former Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees. In the past day, 22 buildings were demined, with seven anti-tank mines, 22 mortar rounds and 124 improvised explosive devices defused,” Maj. Gen. Yevtushenko said. On May 26, Maj. Gen. Yevtushenko revealed that over 300 Syrians had returned to their homes in the province of Homs and the Eastern Ghouta region of Damascus. “Restoration of damaged social infrastructure facilities and normalization of everyday life encourage people to return to the places of their former residence. Over the past day, as many as 216 people returned to their homes in the province of Homs, and 134 people returned to Eastern Ghouta,” he

Click to see the full-size image On May 26, the Russian Military Police arrested several thieves who were looting civilian houses in the district of Babbila south of the city of Damascus and returned electronics and fortune, which had been stolen, to their owner, according to Syrian pro-government sources. Click to see the full-size image Click to see the full-size image According to reports, the thieves were wearing uniforms of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). However, a military source told South Front that SAA soldiers are not allowed to enter Babbila. This means that these thieves were likely members of some pro-government militia. The Russian Military Police started patrolling the districts of Beit Sahm, Babbila, Sidi Miqdad and Yelda in southern Damascus  on May 13  under the reconciliation agreement,  which was reached on April 13 . Meanwhile, the Syrian pro-government news outlet Syrian Reports said that Syrian security forces had stormed several illegal markets