All kidnapped by Islam Army rebels reach gov't positions near Damascus

DAMASCUS, April 9 (Xinhua) -- All kidnapped people by the Islam Army rebels in the Douma district near Damascus were released on Monday evening and reached the Syrian army position near the capital Damascus, state TV reported.

Buses transporting the second batch of the released people, including all the remaining abductees in the Islam Army prisons, reached the Wafideen area northeast of Damascus after leaving the nearby district of Douma, the last rebel-held area in the Eastern Ghouta countryside of Damascus.

These people will be taken to the Faiha Stadium in Damascus to reunite with their families.

A day earlier, 50 people were released from the Islam Army's captivity in Douma.