Thursday, December 8, 2016

Civilians evacuated from Aleppo hospital

Nearly 150 civilians, most with disabilities or in need of medical care, have been evacuated from a hospital in Aleppo's Old City overnight.


It marks the first major evacuation from the city’s eastern sector, the International Committee of the Red Cross has said.

"These patients and civilians had been trapped in the area for days because of heavy clashes nearby and as the front line kept drawing closer," said the head of the ICRC delegation in Syria, Marianne Gasser, who is in the city.

Among those evacuated from Dar Al-Safaa hospital in the Old City - reclaimed by Syrian government forces on Tuesday – 118 patients were taken to three hospitals in the west of Aleppo and 30 people were taken to shelters, also in the west of the city, the ICRC said in a statement.


  • The evacuation was conducted jointly with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, it said.


Meanwhile, Russia's Interfax agency is reporting that Russia and the United States are close to reaching an understanding on the conflict-torn city.
 [rte.ie]
8/12/16
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