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Over 100 Militants Leave Syrian Homs as Part of Deal With Gov't

© AFP 2023 / MAHMOUD TAHAA picture taken on September 30, 2015 shows a general view of deserted streets and damaged buildings in the central Syrian town of Talbisseh in the Homs province
A picture taken on September 30, 2015 shows a general view of deserted streets and damaged buildings in the central Syrian town of Talbisseh in the Homs province - Sputnik International
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A total of 381 people including 110 militants left on Saturday the Al-Waer neighborhood of the Syrian city of Homs as part of the deal with the Syrian authorities, local officials said.

DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – The evacuated people were sent to the northern Syrian city of Jarabulus on eight buses.

“The process of withdrawing the fourth group of militants and some members of their families, denying the ceasefire agreement is continuing till the full liberation of Al-Waer from weapons and militants and returning governmental services there,” the press service of Homs said.

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The evacuated people were sent to the northern Syrian city of Jarabulus on eight buses.

On March 13, Syrian authorities and militant groups in Homs reached an agreement under the Russian mediation. In accordance with the agreement, militants and their families agreed to leave Homs stage by stage, while Syrian government troops guaranteed safe passage for them. Almost 1,500 militants have already left the city.

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