BEIRUT, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Buses carrying rebels and their families have left Monday from the border town of Arsal for Syria's eastern al-Qalamoun, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Meanwhile, the Directorate of the General Security said in a statement that "34 buses transporting hundreds of Saraya Ahl al-Sham Brigades gunmen and their families left Lebanon for the Syrian territories."
"Patrols from the security agency convoyed the departing buses, in coordination with the Lebanese Red Cross," the statement added.
The security chief has confirmed the departure of gunmen who had occupied parts of the Lebanese territories on the outskirts of Arsal, following deals made after negotiations between different factions in concern.
Hezbollah media said for its part that the vehicles took the same path as the ones that transported former al-Qaida affiliate al-Nusra Front militants from a restive border area in the outskirts of Arsal early in August.
The evacuation of the militants was scheduled on Saturday, but it was delayed due to "logistical issues" related to the means of transport.
As part of the deal between Hezbollah, the Lebanese negotiator General Security Chief Abbas Ibrahim and the rebel group, the fighters would head to the government-held town of Ruhaiba, about 50 kilometers northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus where they will benefit from an amnesty by the regime and return to normal life.
The evacuation deal follows a military offensive by Hezbollah and Syrian troops during which they captured border areas between the two countries and left hundreds of Nusra fighters besieged in a small rugged mountainous area.
The battle ended with a ceasefire and an exchange deal that saw the release of three Hezbollah soldiers captured by al-Nusra militants.
