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pinto

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Sun Jan 26, 2014, 02:07 PM Jan 2014

Syria talks: Civilians allowed to leave Homs old city

Source: BBC



Syria will allow women and children to leave the besieged area of Homs "from now", the UN mediator at the Geneva peace talks has told reporters.

Lakhdar Brahimi said that the government had asked for a list of adult male civilians who wanted to leave to ensure they were not fighters.

He said he hoped a humanitarian convoy would be able to go to Homs on Monday.

The opposition had agreed to give the government lists of detainees held by armed groups, Mr Brahimi added.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25905465#

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