Group says ` ` Islamic State '' blocks Damascus into two villages . As many as 2,500 people are thought to be trapped in Homs , portions of which have been under siege since June 2012 . Movement of rebels from the Old City of Damascus ' , an opposition group says . Under the truce , the rebels say they will release Hezbollah and Iranian captives . Damascus is known as the capital of the uprising against the Syrian regime .
Group says ` ` Islamic State '' blocks Damascus into two villages . Movement of rebels from the Old City of Damascus ' , an opposition group says . Under the truce , the rebels say they will release Hezbollah and Iranian captives . Damascus is known as the capital of the uprising against the Syrian regime .