December 14, 2016 4:06 PM

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East Aleppo residents anxiously await evacuation

An agreed evacuation of rebels and civilians from the devastated Syrian city of Aleppo has been delayed. Busloads of people were due to begin leaving on Wednesday morning as part of a deal with the government, whose forces have effectively taken control of the entire city after weeks of heavy fighting.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says; no rebel or civilian has left eastern Aleppo. <br/><br/>Fears have been growing for thousands of trapped civilians as the opposition fighters make a desperate last stand in their remaining pocket of territory in their former stronghold.The UN earlier said that they received reports about pro-government forces executing scores of civilians in Aleppo, including women and children.

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