Rebels abandoned Syrian city of Homs

homs - Rebels Saturday abandoned their last stronghold in the Syrian city of Homs. They have agreed with the government that they can go to rebel territory in the north of the country. In the coming weeks leave as more than 12,000 people the district of al-Waer, according to observers of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The first buses with rebels and their families have left al-Waer. The governor of Homs, Talal Barazi, said Saturday four evacuated to five hundred fighters with relatives.

At the beginning of the civil war in 2011, Homs was a stronghold of rebels. After four years of siege and battle is the city much more. Homs has been declared by the rebels in 2015. However, they retained al-Waer, lying to the west of the city.