(VOVworld) - Syrian rebels started withdrawing from the Old City of Homs on Wednesday, monitored by UN observers, the National Reconciliation Committee, and the Homs governor.

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad run through Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr crossing after their release by rebels May 7, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

The withdrawal conformed with a new agreement between the rebels and the Syrian government which evacuates 2,250 people from Homs to a northern rural area. The 6-point agreement calls for the release of Iranian and Lebanese prisoners currently held by the Syrian Islamic Front – the largest rebel coalition in Syria – and allows the Syrian government to deliver medicine and other emergency supply to the towns of Nubbol and Al-Zahraa.