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| Red Cross Reattempt Homs Evacuation as Violence Increases |
| 2012-06-22 |
| [An Nahar] Violence has halted the evacuation of trapped civilians from Syria's Homs region, the Red Islamic Thingy said on Thursday, adding it was in negotiations for a deal that would allow them to safety. "Negotiations are still underway with the parties concerned to evacuate civilians, in cooperation with the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Thingy)," the Red Islamic Thingy's Khaled Erksoussi said. "The teams on site are awaiting the green light to evacuate civilians from the parties who control the dangerous neighborhood," the operations chief told Agance La Belle France Press. "We need to reach an agreement with them to ensure our security," he said, referring to regime and rebel forces, while adding that "We hope to reach a positive outcome soon." The ICRC said on Wednesday it was ready to evacuate civilians stranded in Homs city and bring in relief aid and medical supplies with the help of the Red Islamic Thingy, after regime and opposition forces gave their approval. |
| Posted by:Fred |