Evacuation buses from Syrian villages arrive in Aleppo: Syria state TV

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A child reacts as evacuees from rebel-held east Aleppo arrive at the town of al-Rashideen, which is held by insurgents, Syria December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

A convoy of 10 buses carrying evacuees from the Shi’ite Muslim villages of al-Foua and Kefraya that have been besieged for years by rebels arrived in government-held Aleppo early on Monday, Syrian state television reported.

The evacuation of civilians from the villages is a condition for the departure of thousands of people trapped in the rebel-held zone of Aleppo who wishes to go to insurgent-held parts of the countryside.

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