Second Rebel Convoy Leaves Al-Waer Under Government Evacuation Deal

Activist media said a second convoy of rebel fighters and their families began leaving al-Waer neighborhood in Homs on Monday, March 27, as part of a deal that the Syrian government claims will help end fighting in the area, .

The Homs Media Center, which shared the footage here, said 1,850 people were leaving for the rebel-held area of Jarabulus in Aleppo.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported the convoy, citing local sources.

The agreement, reached on Monday, March 13, came after a month of escalated shelling of the neighborhood by pro-regime forces. Credit: YouTube/Homs Media Cenetr via Storyful