Hundreds of rebel fighters have started evacuating the city of Homs, Syria, which is known as the "capital of the revolution," on Wednesday. The evacuation comes after the rebels and the government of President Bashar al-Assad reached a truce in Homs, brokered by the United Nations, last week. Homs is the third-largest city after Aleppo and Damascus, the city's capital.
The withdrawal from one of the main battlegrounds of the three-year civil war is a symbolic victory for Assad, just one month before he is likely to be re-elected. A total of around 1,900 people, including rebels, wounded fighters and their civilian relatives, are scheduled to leave the Old City of Homs, according to various news reports. Read more...
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