{"id":277510,"date":"2016-12-17T13:54:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-17T13:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=277510"},"modified":"2016-12-17T13:54:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T13:54:49","slug":"aleppo-evacuation-thousands-to-be-moved-as-new-deal-reached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/12\/aleppo-evacuation-thousands-to-be-moved-as-new-deal-reached\/","title":{"rendered":"Aleppo evacuation: Thousands ‘to be moved’ as new deal reached"},"content":{"rendered":"
A new deal has been reached to allow the evacuation of several besieged enclaves in Syria, the government and rebels say.<\/p>\n
Thousands of civilians and rebels are hoping to leave east Aleppo after rapid government advances in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
The agreement also includes thousands of people in two other rebel-held towns and two towns loyal to the government.<\/p>\n
The Red Cross said it had not been informed of any new agreement.<\/p>\n
But an ICRC statement said it had “received some signals from the parties” that one “could be reached soon”.<\/p>\n
At least 6,000 people left eastern Aleppo under a fragile truce that started on Thursday, but evacuations were stopped a day later.<\/p>\n
Confusion reigned on Friday morning when the evacuation, which was taking place along corridors out of Aleppo towards rebel-held areas (Khan al-Asal and Khan Touman), was stopped.<\/p>\n
The government said rebel fighters had fired on the convoys. Rebels said pro-government forces opened fire.<\/p>\n
The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote over the weekend on a French-drafted proposal to ensure the operation is co-ordinated by international observers, with humanitarian aid allowed into Aleppo and hospitals given protection.<\/p>\n
Correspondents say thousands of cold and hungry civilians remain stranded in the rebel-held east of the city, waiting to be moved to safety.<\/p>\n
The ICRC called on all sides to provide guarantees and allow the evacuation to be completed.<\/p>\n
“It’s important that the parties on the ground do their utmost to end this limbo,” ICRC Syria head Marianne Gasser said in the statement.<\/p>\n
“People have suffered a lot. Please come to an agreement and help save thousands of lives.”<\/p>\n
US President Barack Obama on Friday accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies Russia and Iran of “atrocities”, saying the world was “united in horror” at the situation.<\/p>\n
What does the new agreement involve?<\/strong><\/p>\n On Saturday various government and rebel sources confirmed that a deal had been reached, which included the following:<\/p>\n