Syrian #government, #rebels talk truce in #Homs
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Talks for rebels to withdraw from a handful of besieged neighborhoods in #syria's Homs city have entered their final phase, government and rebel representatives told AFP Saturday, a day after a ceasefire began. Homs was dubbed the “capital of the revolution” at the start of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. A pull-out would mean the government has regained complete control of it after a two-year siege. A ceasefire began on Friday, as a first step toward implementing a deal between the two sides. read more