Rebels' evacuation from Syrian town continues
 

Damascus, May 9 (IANS) The evacuation of the Syrian armed opposition groups and civilians from Syria's old city of Homs is still ongoing, Homs provincial Gover**r Talal Barazi said Friday. The rebels' evacuation from the old city of Homs is a part of a deal concluded recently between the Syrian government troops and the armed militant groups, Xinhua reported. The deal went into effect earlier last week with a ceasefire Wednesday and the departure of around 968 rebels and civilians from districts of old Homs to the town of al-Dar al-Kabira in **rthern Homs. A total of 1,823 rebel fighters out of 2,183 have so far been evacuated, Barazi said, adding that around 360 others were still inside the old city awaiting their evacuation.

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