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Syrians are evacuated from a rebel-held area of Aleppo towards rebel-held territory in the west of Aleppo's province on December 16, 2016. Russia announced it was negotiating with the Syrian opposition and seeking a nationwide ceasefire, as the evacuation of civilians and fighters from the last rebel-held parts of Aleppo entered a second day. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor of the war, estimated some 8,500 people had left so far, including around 3,000 rebel fighters. Syrian state media reported a figure of around 8,000. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)

Syrians are evacuated from a rebel-held area of Aleppo towards rebel-held territory in the west of Aleppo's province on December 16, 2016. Russia announced it was negotiating with the Syrian opposition and seeking a nationwide ceasefire, as the evacuation of civilians and fighters from the last rebel-held parts of Aleppo entered a second day. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor of the war, estimated some 8,500 people had left so far, including around 3,000 rebel fighters. Syrian state media reported a figure of around 8,000. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)



An injured Syrian man who just arrived on the Syrian side of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Syria and Turkey waits with his child outside a hospital on December 16, 2016. The Syrian government suspended the evacuation of the last rebel-held parts of Aleppo, but a military source denied a Russian statement that the operation was “complete”. (Photo by Bulent Kilic/AFP Photo)

An injured Syrian man who just arrived on the Syrian side of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Syria and Turkey waits with his child outside a hospital on December 16, 2016. The Syrian government suspended the evacuation of the last rebel-held parts of Aleppo, but a military source denied a Russian statement that the operation was “complete”. (Photo by Bulent Kilic/AFP Photo)



Syrian pro-government forces walk in Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood after they captured the area in the eastern part of the war torn city on December 13, 2016. After weeks of heavy fighting, regime forces were poised to take full control of Aleppo, dealing the biggest blow to Syria's rebellion in more than five years of civil war. (Photo by George Ourfalian/AFP Photo)

Syrian pro-government forces walk in Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood after they captured the area in the eastern part of the war torn city on December 13, 2016. After weeks of heavy fighting, regime forces were poised to take full control of Aleppo, dealing the biggest blow to Syria's rebellion in more than five years of civil war. (Photo by George Ourfalian/AFP Photo)



Syrians gather during an evacuation operation of rebel fighters and their families  from rebel-held neighbourhoods on December 15, 2016 in the embattled city of Aleppo. A convoy of ambulances and buses left rebel territory in Aleppo in the first evacuations under a deal for opposition fighters to leave the city after years of fighting. The rebel withdrawal will pave the way for President Bashar al-Assad's forces to reclaim complete control of Syria's second city, handing the regime its biggest victory in more than five years of civil war. (Photo by Karam Al-Masri/AFP Photo)

Syrians gather during an evacuation operation of rebel fighters and their families from rebel-held neighbourhoods on December 15, 2016 in the embattled city of Aleppo. A convoy of ambulances and buses left rebel territory in Aleppo in the first evacuations under a deal for opposition fighters to leave the city after years of fighting. The rebel withdrawal will pave the way for President Bashar al-Assad's forces to reclaim complete control of Syria's second city, handing the regime its biggest victory in more than five years of civil war. (Photo by Karam Al-Masri/AFP Photo)



The remains of a shell are seen as forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stand inside Aleppo's historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

The remains of a shell are seen as forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stand inside Aleppo's historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



The remains of a shell are pictured outside Aleppo's historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

The remains of a shell are pictured outside Aleppo's historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



A man sits amid debris near Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

A man sits amid debris near Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stand atop a damaged tank near Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stand atop a damaged tank near Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stand atop a damaged tank near Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stand atop a damaged tank near Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



A damaged tank is pictured amid the damage near Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

A damaged tank is pictured amid the damage near Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad attempts to erect the Syrian national flag inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad attempts to erect the Syrian national flag inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stand inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stand inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walks inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walks inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad attempts to erect the Syrian national flag at the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad attempts to erect the Syrian national flag at the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



A view shows the damage as seen from Aleppo's historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

A view shows the damage as seen from Aleppo's historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



Children walk together as they flee deeper into the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)

Children walk together as they flee deeper into the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)



People carry their belongings as they flee deeper into the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Syria December 13, 2016. The Arabic words read, “No to monopolizing commodities and raising prices under the siege”. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)

People carry their belongings as they flee deeper into the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Syria December 13, 2016. The Arabic words read, “No to monopolizing commodities and raising prices under the siege”. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)



A general view shows the damage in the government-held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

A general view shows the damage in the government-held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk inside Aleppo's historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk inside Aleppo's historic citadel, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



Boys stand amid the damage in the government-held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

Boys stand amid the damage in the government-held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



A general view shows the damage inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

A general view shows the damage inside the Umayyad mosque, in the government-controlled area of Aleppo, during a media tour, Syria December 13, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



Buses are seen parked in Aleppo's government controlled area of Ramouseh, as they wait to evacuate civilians and rebels from eastern Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

Buses are seen parked in Aleppo's government controlled area of Ramouseh, as they wait to evacuate civilians and rebels from eastern Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



People walk with their belongings as they gather to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)

People walk with their belongings as they gather to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)



Ambulances and buses wait as they evacuate people from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)

Ambulances and buses wait as they evacuate people from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)



People gather to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)

People gather to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)



Men push an evacuee on a stretcher as vehicles wait to evacuate people from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)

Men push an evacuee on a stretcher as vehicles wait to evacuate people from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)



Ambulances and buses evacuating people drive out of a rebel-held part of Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

Ambulances and buses evacuating people drive out of a rebel-held part of Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



A bus evacuating people from a rebel-held part of eastern Aleppo, is seen driving past a member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

A bus evacuating people from a rebel-held part of eastern Aleppo, is seen driving past a member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



Evacuees from rebel-held east Aleppo, arrive at the town of al-Rashideen, which is held by insurgents, just outside the city, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Ammar Abdullah/Reuters)

Evacuees from rebel-held east Aleppo, arrive at the town of al-Rashideen, which is held by insurgents, just outside the city, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Ammar Abdullah/Reuters)



A rebel fighter carries bread for evacuees from rebel-held east Aleppo, upon their arrival to the town of al-Rashideen, which is held by insurgents, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Ammar Abdullah/Reuters)

A rebel fighter carries bread for evacuees from rebel-held east Aleppo, upon their arrival to the town of al-Rashideen, which is held by insurgents, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Ammar Abdullah/Reuters)



A man pushes a cart with a woman lying on it as vehicles wait to evacuate people from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)

A man pushes a cart with a woman lying on it as vehicles wait to evacuate people from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)



Empty buses are seen leaving after the evacuation of people from eastern Aleppo was suspended, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

Empty buses are seen leaving after the evacuation of people from eastern Aleppo was suspended, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



Evacuees from rebel-held eastern Aleppo ride on pick-up trucks along the government-held area of al-Ramousah bridge,  Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

Evacuees from rebel-held eastern Aleppo ride on pick-up trucks along the government-held area of al-Ramousah bridge, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



Evacuees from rebel-held eastern Aleppo, arrive in a car with a shattered windscreen to an area on the western edge of Aleppo city which is held by insurgents, in Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Ammar Abdullah/Reuters)

Evacuees from rebel-held eastern Aleppo, arrive in a car with a shattered windscreen to an area on the western edge of Aleppo city which is held by insurgents, in Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Ammar Abdullah/Reuters)



A convoy of buses and other vehicles bringing people out of eastern Aleppo turns back in the direction of the besieged rebel enclave, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

A convoy of buses and other vehicles bringing people out of eastern Aleppo turns back in the direction of the besieged rebel enclave, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



A bus bringing people out of eastern Aleppo drives back in the direction of the besieged rebel enclave, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

A bus bringing people out of eastern Aleppo drives back in the direction of the besieged rebel enclave, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad sit on a tank as a convoy of buses and other vehicles bringing people out of eastern Aleppo turns back in the direction of the besieged rebel enclave, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad sit on a tank as a convoy of buses and other vehicles bringing people out of eastern Aleppo turns back in the direction of the besieged rebel enclave, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stands near damaged buildings in Aleppo's Salaheddine district, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stands near damaged buildings in Aleppo's Salaheddine district, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad sits near damaged buildings in Aleppo's Salaheddine district, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)

A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad sits near damaged buildings in Aleppo's Salaheddine district, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)



Boys react as they sit on belongings and wait to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)

Boys react as they sit on belongings and wait to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 16, 2016. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)



An injured man sits inside an ambulance as Syrian rebels and their families gather at the rebel-held al-Amiriyah neighbourhood while waiting to be evacuated to the government-controlled area of Ramoussa on the southern outskirts of the city on December 15, 2016. Russia, Syrian military sources and rebel officials confirmed that a new agreement had been reached after a first evacuation plan collapsed the day before amid fresh fighting. Syrian state television reported that some 4,000 rebels and their families were to be evacuated. (Photo by Karam Al-Masri/AFP Photo)

An injured man sits inside an ambulance as Syrian rebels and their families gather at the rebel-held al-Amiriyah neighbourhood while waiting to be evacuated to the government-controlled area of Ramoussa on the southern outskirts of the city on December 15, 2016. Russia, Syrian military sources and rebel officials confirmed that a new agreement had been reached after a first evacuation plan collapsed the day before amid fresh fighting. Syrian state television reported that some 4,000 rebels and their families were to be evacuated. (Photo by Karam Al-Masri/AFP Photo)



A wounded boy sits inside an ambulance as Syrian rebels and their families gather at the rebel-held al-Amiriyah neighbourhood as they wait to be evacuated to the government-controlled area of Ramoussa on the southern outskirts of the city on December 15, 2016. Russia, Syrian military sources and rebel officials confirmed that a new agreement had been reached after a first evacuation plan collapsed the day before amid fresh fighting. Syrian state television reported that some 4,000 rebels and their families were to be evacuated. (Photo by Karam Al-Masri/AFP Photo)

A wounded boy sits inside an ambulance as Syrian rebels and their families gather at the rebel-held al-Amiriyah neighbourhood as they wait to be evacuated to the government-controlled area of Ramoussa on the southern outskirts of the city on December 15, 2016. Russia, Syrian military sources and rebel officials confirmed that a new agreement had been reached after a first evacuation plan collapsed the day before amid fresh fighting. Syrian state television reported that some 4,000 rebels and their families were to be evacuated. (Photo by Karam Al-Masri/AFP Photo)



A man prays over the graves of family members in al-Mashhad neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria on December 14, 2016. (Photo by Ibrahim Ebu Leys/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

A man prays over the graves of family members in al-Mashhad neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria on December 14, 2016. (Photo by Ibrahim Ebu Leys/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)



A general view shows Syrian pro-government forces walking in the ancient Umayyad mosque in the old city of Aleppo on December 13, 2016, after they captured the area. (Photo by George Ourfalian/AFP Photo)

A general view shows Syrian pro-government forces walking in the ancient Umayyad mosque in the old city of Aleppo on December 13, 2016, after they captured the area. (Photo by George Ourfalian/AFP Photo)



A member of the Syrian government forces stands in a severely damaged street in Aleppo's newly captured Al-Kalasseh neighbourhood in the eastern part of the war torn city on December 13, 2016. (Photo by George Ourfalian/AFP Photo)

A member of the Syrian government forces stands in a severely damaged street in Aleppo's newly captured Al-Kalasseh neighbourhood in the eastern part of the war torn city on December 13, 2016. (Photo by George Ourfalian/AFP Photo)



Syrian pro-government forces take a selfie in the courtyard of the ancient Umayyad mosque in the old city of Aleppo on December 13, 2016. (Photo by George Ourfalian/AFP Photo)

Syrian pro-government forces take a selfie in the courtyard of the ancient Umayyad mosque in the old city of Aleppo on December 13, 2016. (Photo by George Ourfalian/AFP Photo)



Syrian pro-government forces rest by a fire as they advance in the Jisr al-Haj neighbourhood during the ongoing military operation to retake remaining rebel-held areas in the northern embattled city of Aleppo on December 14, 2016. Shelling and air strikes sent terrified residents running through the streets of Aleppo as a deal to evacuate rebel districts of the city was in danger of falling apart. (Photo by George Ourfalian/AFP Photo)

Syrian pro-government forces rest by a fire as they advance in the Jisr al-Haj neighbourhood during the ongoing military operation to retake remaining rebel-held areas in the northern embattled city of Aleppo on December 14, 2016. Shelling and air strikes sent terrified residents running through the streets of Aleppo as a deal to evacuate rebel districts of the city was in danger of falling apart. (Photo by George Ourfalian/AFP Photo)



Buses are seen during an evacuation operation of rebel fighters and their families  from rebel-held neighbourhoods in the embattled city of Aleppo on December 15, 2016. A convoy of ambulances and buses left rebel territory in Aleppo in the first evacuations under a deal for opposition fighters to leave the city after years of fighting. The rebel withdrawal will pave the way for President Bashar al-Assad's forces to reclaim complete control of Syria's second city, handing the regime its biggest victory in more than five years of civil war. (Photo by Karam Al-Masri/AFP Photo)

Buses are seen during an evacuation operation of rebel fighters and their families from rebel-held neighbourhoods in the embattled city of Aleppo on December 15, 2016. A convoy of ambulances and buses left rebel territory in Aleppo in the first evacuations under a deal for opposition fighters to leave the city after years of fighting. The rebel withdrawal will pave the way for President Bashar al-Assad's forces to reclaim complete control of Syria's second city, handing the regime its biggest victory in more than five years of civil war. (Photo by Karam Al-Masri/AFP Photo)



An aerial view show a convoy including busses and ambulances, wait at a crossing point at Amiriyah District of Aleppo, Syria on December 15, 2016 to evacuate civilians, trying to flee from East Aleppo where had been under siege by Iran led Shiite militias and Assad Regime forces. (Photo by Hasan Katan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

An aerial view show a convoy including busses and ambulances, wait at a crossing point at Amiriyah District of Aleppo, Syria on December 15, 2016 to evacuate civilians, trying to flee from East Aleppo where had been under siege by Iran led Shiite militias and Assad Regime forces. (Photo by Hasan Katan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)



Civilians, trying to flee from East Aleppo that had been under siege by Iran led Shiite militias and Assad Regime forces, wait to be evacuated at Amiriyah District of Aleppo Syria on December 15, 2016.  (Photo by Mamun Ebu Omer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Civilians, trying to flee from East Aleppo that had been under siege by Iran led Shiite militias and Assad Regime forces, wait to be evacuated at Amiriyah District of Aleppo Syria on December 15, 2016. (Photo by Mamun Ebu Omer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)



Syrian pro-regime fighters, gesture as they drive past residents fleeing violence in the restive Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood, in Aleppo's Fardos neighbourhood on December 13, 2016, after regime troops retook the area from rebel fighters. Syrian rebels withdrew from six more neighbourhoods in their one-time bastion of east Aleppo in the face of advancing government troops, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)

Syrian pro-regime fighters, gesture as they drive past residents fleeing violence in the restive Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood, in Aleppo's Fardos neighbourhood on December 13, 2016, after regime troops retook the area from rebel fighters. Syrian rebels withdrew from six more neighbourhoods in their one-time bastion of east Aleppo in the face of advancing government troops, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)



This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows a graveyard in east Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Syrian rebels said Tuesday that they reached a cease-fire deal with Moscow to evacuate civilians and fighters from eastern Aleppo, after the U.N. and opposition activists reported possible mass killings by government forces closing in on the rebels' last enclave. (Photo by SANA via AP Photo)

This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows a graveyard in east Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Syrian rebels said Tuesday that they reached a cease-fire deal with Moscow to evacuate civilians and fighters from eastern Aleppo, after the U.N. and opposition activists reported possible mass killings by government forces closing in on the rebels' last enclave. (Photo by SANA via AP Photo)



This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen marching through the streets of east Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, December 13, 2016. (Photo by SANA via AP Photo)

This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen marching through the streets of east Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, December 13, 2016. (Photo by SANA via AP Photo)



A Syrian man cries during an evacuation operation of rebel fighters and their families  from rebel-held neighbourhoods on December 15, 2016 in the embattled city of Aleppo. A convoy of ambulances and buses left rebel territory in Aleppo in the first evacuations under a deal for opposition fighters to leave the city after years of fighting. The rebel withdrawal will pave the way for President Bashar al-Assad's forces to reclaim complete control of Syria's second city, handing the regime its biggest victory in more than five years of civil war. (Photo by Karam Al-Masri/AFP Photo)

A Syrian man cries during an evacuation operation of rebel fighters and their families from rebel-held neighbourhoods on December 15, 2016 in the embattled city of Aleppo. A convoy of ambulances and buses left rebel territory in Aleppo in the first evacuations under a deal for opposition fighters to leave the city after years of fighting. The rebel withdrawal will pave the way for President Bashar al-Assad's forces to reclaim complete control of Syria's second city, handing the regime its biggest victory in more than five years of civil war. (Photo by Karam Al-Masri/AFP Photo)



A wounded Syrian woman from the al-Sukari neighbourhood is helped onto the back of a truck as she flees during the ongoing government forces military operation to retake remaining rebel-held areas in the northern embattled city of Aleppo on December 14, 2016. Shelling and air strikes sent terrified residents running through the streets of Aleppo as a deal to evacuate rebel districts of the city was in danger of falling apart. (Photo by George Ourfalian/AFP Photo)

A wounded Syrian woman from the al-Sukari neighbourhood is helped onto the back of a truck as she flees during the ongoing government forces military operation to retake remaining rebel-held areas in the northern embattled city of Aleppo on December 14, 2016. Shelling and air strikes sent terrified residents running through the streets of Aleppo as a deal to evacuate rebel districts of the city was in danger of falling apart. (Photo by George Ourfalian/AFP Photo)



Syrian government forces walk in Aleppo's newly captured Al-Kalasseh neighbourhood in the eastern part of the war torn city on December 13, 2016. (Photo by George Ourfalian/AFP Photo)

Syrian government forces walk in Aleppo's newly captured Al-Kalasseh neighbourhood in the eastern part of the war torn city on December 13, 2016. (Photo by George Ourfalian/AFP Photo)



A Syrian boy rides a bike adorned with a Syrian flag as Syrians families, who were displaced from east Aleppo last month, return to their homes in the Hanano district of eastern Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, December 4, 2016. On Nov. 26, government forces stormed the Hanano district, their deepest incursion into east Aleppo in more than four years. Abdul-Ghani Kassa, Aleppo's deputy governor, said some 750 families have so far returned the Hanano, a district subjected to wide destruction during government shelling and airstrikes on the area. (Photo by Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)

A Syrian boy rides a bike adorned with a Syrian flag as Syrians families, who were displaced from east Aleppo last month, return to their homes in the Hanano district of eastern Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, December 4, 2016. On Nov. 26, government forces stormed the Hanano district, their deepest incursion into east Aleppo in more than four years. Abdul-Ghani Kassa, Aleppo's deputy governor, said some 750 families have so far returned the Hanano, a district subjected to wide destruction during government shelling and airstrikes on the area. (Photo by Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)



Smoke rises from the al-Ethaa government held neighbourhood in eastern Aleppo during clashes on December 5, 2016. The Syrian army has seized two-thirds of east Aleppo and continued to advance, pounding remaining opposition-held territory. (Photo by Youssef Karwashan/AFP Photo)

Smoke rises from the al-Ethaa government held neighbourhood in eastern Aleppo during clashes on December 5, 2016. The Syrian army has seized two-thirds of east Aleppo and continued to advance, pounding remaining opposition-held territory. (Photo by Youssef Karwashan/AFP Photo)



A handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows people carrying their belonging and leaving the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, Syria, 07 December 2016. According to SANA, Syrian army secured the exit of new batches of civilians who were besieged by 'terrorists' in east of Aleppo after recapturing several neighborhoods. According to Syrian official and foreign NGO sources, the Syrian government forces recovered more East Aleppo districts, where they are involved in a large-scale offensive to expel the insurgents. Syrian rebel factions have also fully retreated from the historic center of Aleppo. (Photo by EPA/SANA)

A handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows people carrying their belonging and leaving the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, Syria, 07 December 2016. According to SANA, Syrian army secured the exit of new batches of civilians who were besieged by 'terrorists' in east of Aleppo after recapturing several neighborhoods. According to Syrian official and foreign NGO sources, the Syrian government forces recovered more East Aleppo districts, where they are involved in a large-scale offensive to expel the insurgents. Syrian rebel factions have also fully retreated from the historic center of Aleppo. (Photo by EPA/SANA)



In this Monday, December 5, 2016 photo, a Syrian girl walks amid the wreckage of damaged buildings and shops in the western city of Aleppo, Syria. Aleppo shakes with explosions and gunfire day and night in both the government and rebel sides. But for supporters of President Bashar Assad at least, there is comfort in the growing sense of imminent victory in the city. A rebel defeat in Aleppo, Syria's largest city and former commercial center, is likely to reverberate across the war-torn country, where opposition forces continue to hold out in smaller, more disconnected areas. (Photo by Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)

In this Monday, December 5, 2016 photo, a Syrian girl walks amid the wreckage of damaged buildings and shops in the western city of Aleppo, Syria. Aleppo shakes with explosions and gunfire day and night in both the government and rebel sides. But for supporters of President Bashar Assad at least, there is comfort in the growing sense of imminent victory in the city. A rebel defeat in Aleppo, Syria's largest city and former commercial center, is likely to reverberate across the war-torn country, where opposition forces continue to hold out in smaller, more disconnected areas. (Photo by Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)



A Syrian man, who was evacuated from rebel-held neighbourhoods in the embattled city of Aleppo, cries upon his arrival in the opposition-controlled Khan al-Aassal region, west of the city, on December 15, 2016, the first stop on their trip, where humanitarian groups will transport the civilians to temporary camps on the outskirts of Idlib and the wounded to field hospitals. Hundreds of civilians and rebels left Aleppo under an evacuation deal that will allow Syria's regime to take full control of the city after years of fighting. (Photo by Baraa Al-Halabi/AFP Photo)

A Syrian man, who was evacuated from rebel-held neighbourhoods in the embattled city of Aleppo, cries upon his arrival in the opposition-controlled Khan al-Aassal region, west of the city, on December 15, 2016, the first stop on their trip, where humanitarian groups will transport the civilians to temporary camps on the outskirts of Idlib and the wounded to field hospitals. Hundreds of civilians and rebels left Aleppo under an evacuation deal that will allow Syria's regime to take full control of the city after years of fighting. (Photo by Baraa Al-Halabi/AFP Photo)
18 Dec 2016 08:18:00