NEW : Women , children , elderly to get a chance to leave Syria , with reinforcements to come . It is unclear whether rebels have full or partial control of a prison in Syria . Meanwhile , the United Nations and the United States confirmed an agreement announced by rebels and the government of a planned cease-fire in the besieged Old City of Homs that would allow some people to flee and humanitarian aid to arrive for the first time in over a year . Around 100 people have been detained at the prison , many of them women . The Syrian prisoner is nearly 40 years old .
NEW : Women , children , elderly to get a chance to leave Syria , with reinforcements to come . It is unclear whether rebels have full or partial control of a prison in Syria . Around 100 people have been detained at the prison , many of them women . The Syrian prisoner is nearly 40 years old .