The last group of Syrian rebels and their families were being evacuated from the opposition-held neighbourhood of the central city of Homs today. <br/><br/>The provincial governor Talal Barazi told news agency AFP that 3,000 evacuees, including 700 rebels, were due to be taken out of Waer district by the end of the day or dawn tomorrow. <br/><br/>The Russian-supervised operation began two months ago and has been carried out over several weeks. Under the deal, opposition fighters are granted safe passage by the government out of Homs to rebel-held areas elsewhere in Syria. <br/><br/>The evacuation of Waer will bring Syria's government closer to cementing its control over more parts of the war-wracked country.