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Aid delivered to militant-held areas in Syria’s Homs: Governor

Saturday, 05 December 2015 10:39 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 05 December 2015 10:48 PM ]

Destroyed buildings in the al-Waer neighborhood in the Syrian province of Homs are seen on July 2, 2015. (AFP)

Delivery of humanitarian aid to militant-held parts of the central Syrian province of Homs has commenced following a deal with the government.

“The calm that has prevailed since the conclusion of the agreement has had a positive result for Waer with the delivery of first aid and medical products by international organizations in cooperation with the Syrian Red Crescent,” the governor of Homs Province, Talal Barazi, said on Saturday.

According to the deal reached on Tuesday, the Waer district will return to the full control of the Syria government over the next few months, during which some 2,000 militants are scheduled to gradually leave.

Meanwhile, local activist groups released video footage of vehicles displaying UNICEF and the Red Crescent flags waiting outside the districts entrance.

After the militants and their families are fully relocated, Barazi noted Tuesday, Syrian security forces will reenter the areas.

“We have agreed to keep the peace and end military operations to create the right circumstances to apply the deal,” he said.

The agreement was reached following a meeting between Barazi and representatives of militant groups, including the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra Front, present in Waer, as well as civil society groups for the district, under the supervision of a UN delegation and representatives of UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.

Syrian forces have been fighting to recapture areas under the control of foreign-backed militant groups, which have been wreaking havoc in the country since 2011.

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