Evacuation deal on hold amid clashes
By Agencies in Aleppo, Syria and Beirut | China Daily | Updated: 2016-12-15 07:23
Agreement appears increasingly precarious as govt and rebels trade accusations
Clashes erupted in Syria's Aleppo on Wednesday and a deal for the evacuation of rebel areas was on hold, leaving thousands of cold and hungry civilians uncertain of their future.
Entire families had gathered in the early hours, in the hope of leaving Aleppo after an agreement announced the night before for rebels to withdraw from the city.
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