Syrian government officials said on Tuesday they had agreed on a deal for opposition fighters to withdraw from the last insurgent-held area of the city of Homs with their weapons as part of a local ceasefire agreement. Sources told Reuters earlier on Tuesday that Syrian and United Nations officials had been meeting in Homs, a major battleground on Syria’s north-south highway, to try to finalize a deal following a ceasefire in the city’s Waer district. It was not immediately clear whether representatives of armed groups had been directly participating in the meeting. Reuters was unable to immediately contact insurgents in the area following the announcements by Syrian officials. Homs Governor Talal al-Barazi told state news agency SANA that negotiations had taken place with “special committees” for reconciliation. A previous agreement between the rival sides in 2014 in Homs led to Syrian rebels withdrawing from the Old City and neighboring […]