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Militants leave last stronghold in Syria's Homs

Sunday, 19 March 2017 1:02 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 19 March 2017 1:03 AM ]

Militants and their families gather as they prepare to board a bus, ahead of their evacuation from the Waer neighbourhood in the central city of Homs on March 18, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Mohamad Ali
Press TV, Homs

Hundreds of militants and their families have begun leaving their last stronghold in the Syrian city of Homs following a deal with the Syrian government. Purging al-Waer of militants will secure the entire city of Homs. Our correspondent Mohamad Ali has visited the district of Waer to file this report.

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