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Homs: Two people killed in regime mortar fire on al-Waer neighborhood
[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] A man and woman were killed on Monday as 10 more people were maimed in regime mortar fire on the besieged neighborhood of al-Waer in Homs city, residents said.Despite the U.N.-brokered truce reached last December, the Syrian regime has never abide by the ceasefire deal. The last rebel stronghold in Homs city has been under severe siege for the last thee months, activists said. Al Waer neighborhood at famine risk as siege continues The regime officials told the neighborhood's negotiation committee to have al-Waer free of rebel presence otherwise siege and shelling ot be continued, sources said. Regime has agree to free 300 detainees out of 7350. But the the negotiation committee demanded release of 1500 detainees, Such a demanded that was strongly refused. The truce stated lift of the siege and prisoners release as 300 hundreds of rebels and families evacuated al-Waer heading the northern countryside of Homs. Posted by: Fred 2016-05-17 |
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