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Buses used to evacuate Syrians from villages 'attacked and burned' Buses used to evacuate Syrians from villages 'attacked and burned'
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Buses due to evacuate civilians from the Government-held Syrian villages of al-Foua and Kefraya have been attacked and some burned, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Buses due to evacuate civilians from the besieged Syrian villages of al-Foua and Kefraya have been attacked and set ablaze.
Several vehicles bound for the regime-held enclave were set alight, it was claimed, with unconfirmed reports suggesting jihadist group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham could be responsible.  Activists said militants had burned at least five buses that were en route to evacuate wounded and sick people from the Shia enclave in northern Syria. 
Other reports suggesed the local population in the surrounding area launched the attack, however this has not been confirmed.  According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the al-Qaida-affiliated Fatah al-Sham Front was responsible for the attack.
It came following Syrian state TV reports on Sunday that around 1,200 civilians would be evacuated from eastern Aleppo and a similar number from al-Foua and Kefraya. Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group fighting alongside Syrian forces, said fighting broke out between jihadists and rebels that supported the evacuations. 
Evacuation efforts were reportedly being blocked by Iran on Saturday after the country called for Tehran-aligned groups in the Shia villages to be liberated before efforts could resume elsewhere.  It came following Syrian state TV reports on Sunday that around 1,200 civilians would be evacuated from eastern Aleppo and a similar number from al-Foua and Kefraya.
The plan, confirmed by both rebel and Syrian government forces, had hoped to facilitate the safe passage of civilians and rebels from eastern Aleppo and allow for “humanitarian cases” from the Government-held Shia towns in Idlib province to be evacuated. Evacuation efforts were reportedly being blocked by Iran on Saturday after the country called for Tehran-aligned groups in the Shia villages to be liberated before efforts could resume elsewhere. 
The plan, confirmed by both rebel and Syrian government forces, had hoped to facilitate the safe passage of civilians and rebels from eastern Aleppo and allow for “humanitarian cases” from the Shia towns besieged by insurgents in Idlib province to be evacuated.
Some 8,000 civilians, including 2,700 children, have been allowed to leave besieged rebel-held areas in the Aleppo's east, but the evacuation was halted on Friday after reports a ceasefire, negotiated by Turkey and Russia, had broken down.Some 8,000 civilians, including 2,700 children, have been allowed to leave besieged rebel-held areas in the Aleppo's east, but the evacuation was halted on Friday after reports a ceasefire, negotiated by Turkey and Russia, had broken down.
The United Nations envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has put the number of people remaining in eastern Aleppo at 50,000.The United Nations envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has put the number of people remaining in eastern Aleppo at 50,000.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had said it hoped to resume the evacuation of civilians and wounded people from the enclave on Sunday. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had said it hoped to resume the evacuation of civilians and wounded people from the enclave on Sunday. 
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