This week more than 100 international journalists, photographers and cameramen and women have been invited to Syria as guests of the Russian Ministry of Defence and have been given a guided tour.

Euronews’ Denis Loctier spent some time in the village of Kaukab where village leaders recently renounced armed struggle against the Assad government after rebels lost control of the area.

“Since February’s partial ceasefire some areas of the country have seen locals begin to return to their homes. Not long ago this village between Hama and Aleppo was on the frontline. Today, with the mediation of Russian specialists, it is signing an “act of reconciliation.”

Reporter Loctier taled to Kaukab resident Abdallah Alhderwho told him hand many other villagers had been forced to leave the village four years ago…” It was because of the terrorists. We signed the agreement to return to our land and we’ll never allow anybody to come here and commit terrorist acts again.”

Around 20 men identified