Dozens of families left the besieged opposition-held east of Syria's Aleppo city on Saturday through a "humanitarian corridor" to the government-held west, Syria's official SANA news agency reported.
The evacuations came 48 hours after regime ally Russia announced that three humanitarian passages would be opened to allow civilians and surrendering fighters to cross from the besieged rebel-held districts of the city to government territory.
"This morning dozens of families left via the corridors identified... to allow the exit of citizens besieged by terrorist groups in the eastern neighborhoods," SANA reported.
"They were welcomed by members of the army and taken by bus to temporary shelters," it added.
It also said "a number" of women over the age of 40 had left the rebel-held east and had been taken to shelters.
The agency carried photos showing dozens of people, mostly women and children, walking past soldiers and boarding buses.
State television also broadcast footage it said showed residents crossing from the east to the west.
SANA added that "armed men from eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo" had turned themselves in to army soldiers in Salaheddin district, without giving figures or showing pictures of the incident...
[i24news - AFP]
30/7/16
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The evacuations came 48 hours after regime ally Russia announced that three humanitarian passages would be opened to allow civilians and surrendering fighters to cross from the besieged rebel-held districts of the city to government territory.
"This morning dozens of families left via the corridors identified... to allow the exit of citizens besieged by terrorist groups in the eastern neighborhoods," SANA reported.
"They were welcomed by members of the army and taken by bus to temporary shelters," it added.
It also said "a number" of women over the age of 40 had left the rebel-held east and had been taken to shelters.
The agency carried photos showing dozens of people, mostly women and children, walking past soldiers and boarding buses.
State television also broadcast footage it said showed residents crossing from the east to the west.
SANA added that "armed men from eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo" had turned themselves in to army soldiers in Salaheddin district, without giving figures or showing pictures of the incident...
[i24news - AFP]
30/7/16
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Des "dizaines de familles" sont sorties du secteur assiégé d'Alep ...
ReplyDeleteDes "dizaines de familles" qui étaient assiégées ont quitté le secteur rebelle d'Alep, dans le nord de la Syrie, en empruntant l'un des couloirs humanitaires ouverts par le régime, rapporte l'agence officielle Sana.
L'Observatoire syrien des droits de l'Homme (OSDH) a rapporté également la sortie samedi "d'un nombre de civils" du secteur Est assiégé de la métropole syrienne à travers un passage dans le quartier de Salaheddine.
"Des dizaines de familles sont sorties le matin des quartiers Est d'Alep à travers les couloirs (...) ouverts pour évacuer les citoyens assiégés par les groupes terroristes (rebelles dans le jargon du régime)", a indiqué Sana.
"Les soldats les ont accueillies et les ont transportées dans des bus en direction d'abris temporaires", a précisé l'agence.
Sana a ajouté qu'outre ces familles, "un groupe de femmes de plus de 40 ans sont également sorties des quartiers Est d'Alep à travers le passage de Salaheddine" qui est traversé par la ligne de démarcation, entre les secteurs est rebelles et ouest sous le contrôle du régime.
L'agence signale également que des combattants ont rendu leurs armes, sans en préciser le nombre..AFP....rtbf.be