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| Syria suspends Aleppo evacuations, blaming rebels | Syria suspends Aleppo evacuations, blaming rebels |
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| The Syrian government has suspended the evacuation of civilians and fighters from eastern Aleppo, accusing rebels of breaking terms of the deal. | The Syrian government has suspended the evacuation of civilians and fighters from eastern Aleppo, accusing rebels of breaking terms of the deal. |
| Government sources said rebels had blocked the evacuation of civilians from two pro-government towns elsewhere in Syria, agreed under the truce. | Government sources said rebels had blocked the evacuation of civilians from two pro-government towns elsewhere in Syria, agreed under the truce. |
| Meanwhile buses carrying people from eastern Aleppo were fired upon. | Meanwhile buses carrying people from eastern Aleppo were fired upon. |
| At least 6,000 people have left the city since Thursday, but the UN says at least 50,000 are still trapped. | At least 6,000 people have left the city since Thursday, but the UN says at least 50,000 are still trapped. |
| Syria's army, backed by Russia, has taken nearly all rebel-held districts in eastern Aleppo. | Syria's army, backed by Russia, has taken nearly all rebel-held districts in eastern Aleppo. |
| Various reasons for the suspension of the delicate evacuation operation from the city are emerging. | Various reasons for the suspension of the delicate evacuation operation from the city are emerging. |
| State TV said rebels had tried to take captives with them as they left the besieged enclaves. | State TV said rebels had tried to take captives with them as they left the besieged enclaves. |
| Meanwhile, a military news outlet affiliated with the Syrian government said protesters had blocked a road being used to evacuate fighters and civilians, demanding people be allowed to leave the mainly Shia towns of Foua and Kefraya in Idlib province - an area in the north-west controlled by rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad. | |
| Syria's government and its ally Iran had insisted the evacuation from eastern Aleppo could happen only with the simultaneous evacuation of these two towns. | |
| Speaking to a UN news conference by telephone from western Aleppo, a World Health Organisation official, Elizabeth Hoff, said the planned evacuation of sick and wounded from eastern Aleppo had been halted on orders from Russian forces. | |
| She said "no reason" had been given for the suspension. | |
| Global solidarity over Aleppo | Global solidarity over Aleppo |
| Russia hails Aleppo recapture as a victory over terrorism | Russia hails Aleppo recapture as a victory over terrorism |
| How Srebrenica's survivors view Aleppo | How Srebrenica's survivors view Aleppo |
| What's happening in Aleppo? | What's happening in Aleppo? |
| What happens next? | What happens next? |