Syrian authorities have settled the legal status of 405 people from Damascus countryside, official news agency, SANA reported on Monday.

The agency said that the move comes according to an amnesty decree.

“Some 405 persons from Damascus Countryside had their legal status settled according to the recently issued Amnesty Decree no. 15 for 2016,” SANA said.

405 persons, including 120 gunmen, from al-Tibeh, al-Keswa and al-Meqlaibeh towns in Damascus countryside, had earlier turned themselves in to the authorities, the agency added.

Source: SANA