Syria evacuates civilians from besieged Homs centre

Yahoo/Rueters ^ | Khalad Hariri

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HOMS, Syria (Reuters) - Syria evacuated 83 civilians on Friday who had lived under government siege in the devastated city of Homs for a year and a half, the first concrete result of talks launched two weeks ago to try to end the country's civil war.

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Six hundred Syrians flee besieged Old Homs in aid convoy
BY DOMINIC EVANS
BEIRUT Sun Feb 9, 2014 3:14pm EST
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/09/us-syria-crisis-homs-idUSBREA170S120140209

Aid workers return to Homs, Syria, despite being attacked
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/aid-workers-to-return-to-homs-syria-despite-being-attacked/

Forces loyal to Assad have blockaded rebel-held parts of Homs for over a year as part of Syria’s brutal civil war, causing widespread hunger and suffering.

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