By Marwan Makdesi Homs, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian armed forces moved into Homs on Friday, the provincial gover**r told Reuters, combing through rubble-filled streets for booby traps and mines a day after hundreds of rebels left the central city as part of a deal with the government. Standing in the Old City, which at the start of this week was a besieged area and active conflict zone, Gover**r Talal Barazi said Homs \"is empty of guns and fighters. Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop George Abou Zakhem, who lives in Homs, told Reuters that 11 churches in the Old City had been destroyed during more than two years of fighting. He accompanied soldiers and journalists to see the remnants of churches in parts of the Old City deemed safe by authorities.
05-12-2014, 08:22 AM
Syrian army moves into rebel-free Homs, starts de-mining operation
By Marwan Makdesi Homs, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian armed forces moved into Homs on Friday, the provincial gover**r told Reuters, combing through rubble-filled streets for booby traps and mines a day after hundreds of rebels left the central city as part of a deal with the government. Standing in the Old City, which at the start of this week was a besieged area and active conflict zone, Gover**r Talal Barazi said Homs \"is empty of guns and fighters. Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop George Abou Zakhem, who lives in Homs, told Reuters that 11 churches in the Old City had been destroyed during more than two years of fighting. He accompanied soldiers and journalists to see the remnants of churches in parts of the Old City deemed safe by authorities.
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