The United Nations: Homs

Homs: The men, deemed to be of fighting age by the Syrian authorities, were among 1,151 who left the besieged rebel-held Old City of Homs during an agreed ceasefire that was extended for another three days, until Wednesday. , according to CBC. Homs governor Talal al-Barazi said around 100 men had been questioned and released, but the United Nations has so far only reported the release of 41 men. Syrian authorities have detained 336 men who left Homs and are still questioning most of them without direct supervision by any neutral third party, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The UN-brokered "humanitarian pause" between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. local time has also allowed aid to get into the old quarter of Homs, which has been surrounded by President Bashar al-Assad's forces for more than a year and a half. Syria's civil war: key facts, important players Syria's growing refugee crisis (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.