Aleppo evacuation

Hundreds left from Aleppo as UN observers to oversee evacuations

A convoy of around 20 buses crossed the front line in the early Monday morning headed for rebel-held territory elsewhere in northern Syria after around 350 people got out during the night.

Dec 19, 2016, 13:42 PM IST

Gunmen burn buses, hindering Aleppo evacuation deal

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there was no sign the buses had left Aleppo or the villages, and a passenger on one told Reuters he had been on the bus for four hours and was still in the city`s rebel enclave.

Dec 19, 2016, 00:28 AM IST

Syrian rebels say Iran holding up Aleppo evacuation deal

The head of the political wing of the Ahrar al Sham rebel group involved in negotiations over the deal, said Iran was insisting people be allowed to leave two besieged Shi`ite villages before letting the Aleppo evacuation happen.

Dec 17, 2016, 20:52 PM IST

Aleppo evacuation: Thousands of trapped civilians and rebels in desperate wait for evacuation from opposition-held areas

Families spent the night in freezing temperatures in bombed out apartment blocks in Al-Amiriyah district, which was the departure point for evacuations before they were halted on Friday.

Dec 17, 2016, 17:14 PM IST

Aleppo hit by air strikes and shelling as evacuation stalls

Plans to evacuate besieged rebel districts of Aleppo were under threat on Wednesday as renewed air strikes and shelling rocked the city in a bombardment the United Nations said "most likely constitutes war crimes".

Dec 15, 2016, 00:48 AM IST