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REPORT: Deal to evacuate rebels, displaced Syrians from Arsal postponed

Edmond Sassine

Author: Edmond Sassine

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12-08-2017 | 05:47

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REPORT: Deal to evacuate rebels, displaced Syrians from Arsal postponed

An agreement deal to evacuate 350 rebels and 3124 displaced Syrians from the outskirts of the border town of Arsal to Syria's East al-Qalamoun has been delayed on Saturday “for a technical reason.”

The Saraya Ahl al-Sham rebel groups and displaced Syrians were set to evacuate Arsal's outskirts, but the deal was postponed after the rebels insisted on using their own vehicles.

Thousands of Syrian refugees returned to their homeland in Syria from the same area of the Lebanese-Syrian border earlier this month in a similar deal.

Militants from the al-Nusra Front group evacuated with them under that agreement to the Idlib province in Syria.

Their departure comes after a military loss at the hands of Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Lebanese group fighting alongside the Syrian government.

To watch the full report, please click on the video above.

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