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| Last hospital in East Aleppo empty now, all patients evacuated, Intl. Red Cross |
| 2016-12-22 |
| [RUDAW.NET] The last hospital in the rebel-held Aleppo is empty now as all of its patients, and those in need of urgent medical care have been evacuated to Orem in Western Rural Aleppo, the International Committee of the Red Thingy stated on Wednesday which along with its Syrian counterpart are facilitating the evacuation. The full evacuation of rebel-fighters and their families is expected to finish by tomorrow morning provided that the limited evacuation of two Shiite villages of Foua and Kefraya will simultaneously continue, al-Ikhbariyah reported, a pro-regime private TV, citing officials involved in negotiations with Syrian rebel fighters. The weather condition has worsened in Aleppo after heavy snowfall hit the war-torn country, including the rebel-held province of Idlib on the Turkish border where some of the evacuees have sought refuge. Raed al Saleh, the head of the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, said that their teams are working hard to clear the roads following the heavy snowfall to make it possible for the ambulances and buses to continue with the evacuation. He also called on people to limit the traffic on the roads. The evacuation resumed on Wednesday after it was put on hold for more than 24 hours because of disagreements between both sides of the conflict. The Syrian news channel said that the rebel fighters have left driving their vehicles through the Ramouseh crossing in east Aleppo on Wednesday evening while their families were transported by about 21 buses. Some 26,000 rebels and their families have left Aleppo since the evacuation began last week, the UN said |
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