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Child tweeter Bana Alabed safely evacuated from Aleppo

Bana Alabed, the seven-year-old girl who has been tweeting about life amid the devastation of eastern Aleppo, has been safely evacuated from the city. President of the Syrian American Medical Society Ahmad Tarakji tweeted a picture of Bana, showing her safe and well. The tweet...

Hundreds evacuated from Aleppo as UN eyes observers

More than 1,000 people left the rebel enclave of Aleppo on Monday, raising hope for many others still stranded, as Russia eased its objections to sending UN observers to oversee the evacuations. A convoy of around 20 buses crossed the front line in the early morning headed for...

Syrian Observatory says 10 evacuation buses leave villages

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said on Monday 10 buses had left the besieged Shiite Muslim villages of al-Foua and Kefraya near Idlib carrying evacuees through rebel-held territory towards Aleppo. The evacuation of wounded and other civilians from the...

Syria evacuations postponed until further notice

The evacuations expected Sunday of fighters and civilians from east Aleppo and two Shiite villages under rebel siege in northwestern Syria have been postponed until further notice, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the move was decided after gunmen attacked buses...