HOMS (Sputnik) — The second group of militants is expected to leave Al-Waer district of the Syrian city of Homs on March 27 under a deal with the local authorities, Homs Governor Talal Barazi told Sputnik on Sunday.
"The second group will leave on Monday. It was expected that they leave the city today and move to Idlib, but the groups, which had to receive the militants appeared to be unable to do that," the governor said.
"They have two options. The first is to leave. The second is to remain in Al-Waer, lay down their arms and take the advantage of presidential amnesty. Last week over 500 militants surrendered to the authorities and asked for an opportunity to remain in the district as unarmed civilians," Barazi said.
On March 13, Syrian authorities and militant groups in Homs reached an agreement with Russian mediation as the guarantor. In accordance with the agreement, militants and their families agreed to leave Homs stage by stage, while Syrian government troops guarantied safe passage for them.
On March 18, over 1,400 militants and members of their families left Al-Waer toward the Jarabulus city to the north of the Aleppo province in compliance with the agreement.
