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BBC: Aleppo evacuation continues as truce holds

By BBC.

Published Dec. 16, 2016 at 11:19 am

The barrel of the weapon of a member of the Syrian pro-government forces is seen against the backdrop of an evacuation operation of rebel fighters and their families from rebel-held neighborhoods in the embattled city of Aleppo on Dec. 15.

Photo by AFP

The evacuation of Syrian civilians and rebels from eastern Aleppo is continuing round the clock, as a truce was reported to be holding overnight.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told the BBC aid workers wanted to keep the momentum going.

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