Homs governor: Armed groups violate truce in Homs

Homs Governor Talal al-Barazi on Saturday said that the armed terrorist groups violated the truce in the old city of Homs by firing mortar shells on the Police Command building in the Old Sa’a area.

Barazi, in a statement to SANA, affirmed the city’s commitment to carry out the agreement signed with the UN resident representative to get the civilians, besieged by the armed terrorist groups, out of the old city.

The Governor added that he made a field visit to the old Sa’a region on the surrounding of the old city, asking the field commanders to exercise the highest degree of self-restraint to fulfill the agreement.

The first group of civilians besieged in the old city has been allowed out of the city towards Deek al-Jinn area, SANA reporter said Friday.