The Syrian government has released hundreds of detainees, including some who backed the insurgency against President Bashar al-Assad, on the eve of a major Muslim holiday.
Syria's government releases 672 prisoners who promised to accept its authority
The process involves rebels either disarming and accepting government rule or leaving with small arms for other insurgent areas.
"They have been released after promising not to do anything against the nation's security or stability," Justice Minister Hisham al-Shaar was quoted as saying by the official SANA news agency.
In northern Syria, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces released around 200 IS members in Raqqa province at the request of tribal leaders in the region.
Around 200 Islamic State militants said to be preachers or non-combatants are pardoned
The prisoner amnesties, common during festive times, come at the end of Ramadan
