'Dozens of Families' Leave Besieged Aleppo
Dozens of families left the besieged opposition-held east of Syria's Aleppo city on Saturday through a "humanitarian corridor" to the government-held west, Syria's official SANA news agency reported.
The evacuations came 48 hours after regime ally Russia announced that three humanitarian passages would be opened to allow civilians and surrendering fighters to cross from the besieged rebel-held districts of the city to government territory.
"This morning dozens of families left via the corridors identified... to allow the exit of citizens besieged by terrorist groups in the eastern neighborhoods," SANA reported.
"They were welcomed by members of the army and taken by bus to temporary shelters," it added.
It also said "a number" of women over the age of 40 had left the rebel-held east and had been taken to shelters.
The agency carried photos showing dozens of people, mostly women and children, walking past soldiers and boarding buses.
More: http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/213961-dozens-of-families-leave-besieged-aleppo
We'll be talking about Aleppo 3 months from now I'll bet. Some say progress is being made, we will see.
