In Syria, thousands of rebel fighters are still waiting to be evacuated from the last rebel bastion in Aleppo city. <br/><br/>A rebel spokesman told a foreign news agency today that harsh weather is hampering efforts to evacuate the people. <br/><br/>The evacuations were set in motion last week after Syria's opposition agreed to surrender its last footholds in eastern Aleppo. <br/><br/>Since then, about 25,000 fighters and civilians have been bused out, according to the United Nations.