Evacuation Of Aleppo Underway As Second Cease-Fire Takes Hold
Source: NPR
After years of devastating war, days of increasing desperation and the collapse of one cease-fire, evacuations are underway in besieged eastern Aleppo.
Live images on Syrian state TV showed ambulances entering the rebel-held enclave on Thursday morning to evacuate the wounded. Aid groups confirm that evacuations have begun despite reports of a brief burst of gunfire targeting ambulances.
NPR's Alison Meuse reports from Beirut that the Red Cross and Red Crescent have entered the small section of the city where rebel forces have made their last stand. The International Committee of the Red Cross describes evacuations as "underway," and The Guardian reports that multiple sources say the first wave of buses has left the rebel-held territory.
The evacuated residents are headed toward the northern rebel-held countryside, Alison reports.
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Civilians gather for evacuation from eastern Aleppo, Syria, on Thursday, in a photo released by a pro-opposition media group. Syrian activists said residents in eastern Aleppo are starting to board buses and ambulances, the first step in an evacuation that is part of the rebel enclave's effective surrender. (AP)
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for the slaughtered children.....
