Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that the buses headed to the Syrian town of Flita on Wednesday under the supervision of the Lebanese General Security and the army as well as the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The transfer was made possible under the truce agreement struck last week between Hezbollah and the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Takfiri terrorist group, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, which included the release of resistance prisoners and the transfer of Syria militants back home.

Nusra ringleader Abu Malek al-Talli was among those sent to Syria on Wednesday, the report added.

The buses had arrived in Arsal on Monday and Tuesday, but the transfer was delayed as Beirut dismissed militants’ demands.

Major General Abbas Ibrahim, head of Lebanon’s General Security, said the demands included the release of prisoners held in a Lebanese jail and safe passage out of the country for some people wanted by Beirut.

“(The Nusra Front’s) demands regarding the exchange agreement have been rejected by us and we consider them an obstacle. It was this which delayed the implementation of the second phase of the agreement," he added.

The first stage of the truce deal took effect on Sunday as Hezbollah and the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham swapped the bodies of their members killed in clashes.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham set free three Hezbollah fighter in exchange for three of its militants.