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Evacuation of rebels from last stronghold in Homs begins

Damaged shops are seen with new doors in the old city of Homs, Syria on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Once Syrian opposition fighters start pulling out of the last rebel-held area of Homs this week, the city once known as the "capital of the revolution" will return fully to government control. But its inhabitants have only been trickling back and many neighborhoods are still ravaged and deserted _ a sign of the enormous challenges the government faces in reasserting its authority over areas once held by the opposition. (AP Photo)
Damaged shops are seen with new doors in the old city of Homs, Syria on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Once Syrian opposition fighters start pulling out of the last rebel-held area of Homs this week, the city once known as the "capital of the revolution" will return fully to government control. But its inhabitants have only been trickling back and many neighborhoods are still ravaged and deserted _ a sign of the enormous challenges the government faces in reasserting its authority over areas once held by the opposition. (AP Photo)

By Associated Press 1 min read

HOMS, Syria (AP) – Syrian officials say the first stage of rebel evacuation from their last stronghold in Syria’s central city of Homs has begun.

The governor of Homs tells The Associated Press on the outskirts of Waer that 320 gunmen will leave the district on Wednesday.

The evacuation is part of a truce reached between the government and the opposition in Waer, which government forces had blockaded for nearly three years, only sporadically allowing in food.

Around 300 civilians are also being evacuated from Waer as part of the deal.

Once the evacuation is completed the city of Homs will fully return to government control.