At 3:00 GMT today, a cease-fire took effect between  's Russian-backed  and the rebels who have been fighting for control of  for the past four years. Evacuation of rebels and civilians is underway. A man walks through a besieged area of Aleppo, from file. Busses and ambulances provided by the  , Syrian Red Crescent, and the al-Assad government arrived in the city's rebel enclave to evacuate rebels, their families and other residents to the nearby rebel-held towns of Khan al-Asal and Khan Touman. By 10:00 GMT, local noon, about 950 people were on their way out of Aleppo. Many rebels are also leaving on their own vehicles.
At 3:00 GMT today, a cease-fire took effect between Syria 's Russian-backed al-Assad regime and the rebels who have been fighting for control of Aleppo for the past four years. Evacuation of rebels and civilians is underway. A man walks through a besieged area of Aleppo, from file. Busses and ambulances provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross , Syrian Red Crescent, and the al-Assad government arrived in the city's rebel enclave to evacuate rebels, their families and other residents to the nearby rebel-held towns of Khan al-Asal and Khan Touman. By 10:00 GMT, local noon, about 950 people were on their way out of Aleppo. Many rebels are also leaving on their own vehicles.
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