Buses for evacuation Photo source: @sayed_ridha/Twitter
After a failed night attack Jaish al-Fatah militants in Aleppo was pushed to follow the withdrawal agreement.
The evacuation of militants and their families from the city started few moments ago.
According to the Russian military, 20 buses and some 10 ambulanses will be involved in the operation.
#Syria #Aleppo Crows gathering waiting to be the first batch of militants & families to be transferred to #WesternAleppo Countryside pic.twitter.com/hEW2ZhA3lZ
— Ivan Sidorenko (@IvanSidorenko1) December 15, 2016
Sputniknews qouted the Russian reconciliation center:
“By an order of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian reconciliation center in collaboration with the Syrian authorities is preparing to evacuate the remaining militants and their family members from the eastern discyricts of the city of Aleppo,” the center said in a statement.
The Syrian government guaranted that all members of militant groups who decide to leave Aleppo will be safe, according to the center.
The Russian Ministry of Defense boradcasts an aerial view of the evacuation (live):
So what happens next? They try and come back? Or they take their version of community to other villages and towns?
More ceasefires than an aging rock-star’s farewell tours.