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| Over 78,000 civilians have escaped Aleppo since start of Syrian forces’ operation – Russia | Over 78,000 civilians have escaped Aleppo since start of Syrian forces’ operation – Russia |
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| Since the operation to liberate Aleppo began, more than 78,000 civilians have been evacuated from eastern Aleppo with help from the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties. | Since the operation to liberate Aleppo began, more than 78,000 civilians have been evacuated from eastern Aleppo with help from the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties. |
| The сenter is monitoring the evacuation of civilians from the blocked districts round-the-clock with the use of drones. | |
| “About 1,324 militants have laid down their weapons and crossed into areas of the city to surrender to Syrian government troops. In accordance with the Syrian president’s decision, 1,270 were amnestied,” the Russian Center for Reconciliation said in a statement on Sunday. | “About 1,324 militants have laid down their weapons and crossed into areas of the city to surrender to Syrian government troops. In accordance with the Syrian president’s decision, 1,270 were amnestied,” the Russian Center for Reconciliation said in a statement on Sunday. |
| READ MORE: Drone footage shows civilians fleeing from militant-held E. Aleppo (VIDEO) | READ MORE: Drone footage shows civilians fleeing from militant-held E. Aleppo (VIDEO) |
| Bomb disposal specialists working in Aleppo have demined a total area of 24 hectares (2.6 square feet), including 162 residential blocks and 11 kilometers of roads, the statement added. | Bomb disposal specialists working in Aleppo have demined a total area of 24 hectares (2.6 square feet), including 162 residential blocks and 11 kilometers of roads, the statement added. |
| Russian crews have also helped to restore over 20 buildings – schools, hospitals, mosques, power substations, water pumping stations, and bakeries among them, according to the center. | Russian crews have also helped to restore over 20 buildings – schools, hospitals, mosques, power substations, water pumping stations, and bakeries among them, according to the center. |
| In total, bomb disposal specialists have detected and destroyed about 1,340 explosive objects in the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo that have been liberated from rebel forces. | In total, bomb disposal specialists have detected and destroyed about 1,340 explosive objects in the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo that have been liberated from rebel forces. |
| READ MORE: East Aleppo civilians report torture, executions by ‘moderate opposition’ | |
| On Thursday, the Syrian Army was said to have suspended active combat actions in Aleppo against Al-Nusra Front and other radical militants still controlling the area. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the evacuation of civilians was prioritized over the advance. | |
| “Active combat operations by the Syrian Army in eastern Aleppo have been suspended because another, largest operation of evacuation of civilians from East Aleppo is being carried out,” Lavrov said, adding that it's a “colossal operation.” | |
| The Syrian government now controls 93 percent of Aleppo, the head of operations for Russia’s General Staff, Lieutenant General Sergey Rudskoy, also said on Friday. | |
| East Aleppo civilians report torture, executions by ‘moderate opposition’ - Russian military |