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Syrian Army to Restore Full Security to Homs City Soon

 

 

Local officials underscored that sustainable security will be soon restored to Homs city after full evacuation of the remaining pockets of gunmen from al-Wa’er district.

The sources said that the Syrian Army soldiers will soon restore full security to Homs city as the last phase of the evacuation of gunmen that refused to endorse the peace agreement with the Syrian Army from al-Wa’er district is underway.

They added that Homs city will be emptied of terrorists and weapon as soon as the last phase of the evacuation of gunmen and their family members from al-Wa’er ends.

The 12th phase of the peace agreement in al-Wa’er is under way.

Homs Governor General Talal al-Barazi said some units of the interior security forces will enter al-Wa’er and will be deployed in the district’s main parts to guard civilians’ rights.

He further added that peace talks with gunmen in al-Rastan and al-Houleh are also underway.

Local sources confirmed earlier today that a sum of 780 gunmen and their family members were evacuated from al-Wa’er district near Homs city to be relocated to militant-held regions in Idlib and Aleppo provinces.

The sources said that 250 gunmen that had not endorsed the peace agreement with the Syrian Army left al-Wa’er district along with 623 of their family members for Idlib province and the border town of Jarabulus in Northern Aleppo on 20 buses within the framework of the last phase of an evacuation deal between militants and the army.

The sources added that evacuation of gunmen from al-Wa’er was carried out under the supervision of the Syrian Red Crescent, interior security forces and the Russian military police.

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