Damascus, May 9 (IANS) Gover**r Talal al-Barazi Friday declared the Old
City of
Homs in
Syria \"secure\" and \"free of arms and gunmen\", media reported. The rebels' evacuation from the Old
City of
Homs is part of a deal concluded recently between the Syrian government troops and the armed militant groups, SANA news agency 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. The army has assumed control of the Old
City after hundreds of gunmen were evacuated, al-Barazi said.
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