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Syrian rebels 'leave Homs' under truce Syria crisis: Rebels 'leave Homs' under truce
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Syrian rebels have begun evacuating from the last area they hold in the city of Homs under a ceasefire deal reached with the government, a monitoring group has said. Syrian rebels have begun evacuating the last area they hold in the city of Homs under a ceasefire deal reached with the government, a monitoring group has said.
The deal means the entire city returns to government control.The deal means the entire city returns to government control.
Those leaving are due go to areas of Idlib province still in rebel hands.Those leaving are due go to areas of Idlib province still in rebel hands.
Homs, in central Syria, was once dubbed the "capital of the revolution" and saw some of the first protests against President Bashar al-Assad, in 2011.Homs, in central Syria, was once dubbed the "capital of the revolution" and saw some of the first protests against President Bashar al-Assad, in 2011.
The first bus has left the rebel-held area of Waer in Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The first bus has left the rebel-held area of Al Waer in Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Under the UN-backed ceasefire, food aid has reached the neighbourhood for the first time in nearly a year.Under the UN-backed ceasefire, food aid has reached the neighbourhood for the first time in nearly a year.
In some areas, the government has allowed some groups to keep their weapons and a measure control over their own communities. Anti-government protests erupted in Homs, Syria's third-largest city, in 2011.
Anti-government protests erupted in Homs, Syria's third city, in 2011.
Soon, thousands of Homs residents were taking part in demonstrations despite a brutal crackdown by security forces and pro-Assad militiamen that left dozens dead.Soon, thousands of Homs residents were taking part in demonstrations despite a brutal crackdown by security forces and pro-Assad militiamen that left dozens dead.
But in 2012 the Syrian military began a major operation to retake the city, bombarding rebel-held areas.But in 2012 the Syrian military began a major operation to retake the city, bombarding rebel-held areas.
A significant deal, by Lyse Doucet, BBC News, Homs
This very sensitive and significant deal has been reached after more than two years of sporadic negotiations.
Under the first phase of the agreement, hundreds of fighters, including those linked to al-Qaeda, will leave the besieged neighbourhood.
More moderate groups who have accepted the ceasefire will remain in al-Waer for the moment.
Syrian activists criticise such deals as surrenders forced by punishing blockades.
But the Syrian government, which has concluded similar deals in other areas, sees them as the best way to end the fighting on its own terms.
And in some areas they have allowed some groups to keep their weapons and some control over their own communities.