Mohammad al-Khatib

Aleppo Evacuation Deal Back On

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A deal to evacuate the last rebel-held part of eastern Aleppo is back on, opposition fighters say, a day after a previous agreement fell through. Rebel fighters and civilians in the Syrian city had been due to leave early on Wednesday, but the truce collapsed. Rebel groups said late on Wednesday that evacuations would take … Read more

Aleppo Civilians Face Fresh Nightmare After Glimmer of Hope

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In the last rebel-held pocket of Aleppo, residents were bidding a tearful farewell to their battleground city, expecting to evacuate, only to be plunged back into a familiar nightmare. “Bombing is ongoing, no one can move. Everyone is hiding and terrified. The situation is indescribable,” activist Mohammad al-Khatib told AFP on Wednesday from inside the … Read more