Syria war: Eastern Ghouta medical evacuations begin

4 critically-ill patients were taken through the Eastern Ghouta overnight by the International Committee of the Red Cross & Syrian Arab Red Crescent. The Eastern Ghouta has been designated a "de-escalation Region" by Russia & Iran, the government's main allies, along by Turkey, that backs the opposition. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) reported early on Wednesday that medics had started to transfer patients from the Eastern Ghouta "after long negotiations". It is too vital for humanitarian organisations to reach people in Eastern Ghouta by aid on a regular basis & without conditions." The main rebel group in the Eastern Ghouta, Jaysh al-Islam, meanwhile says on Twitter that the government had agreed to the evacuations in exchange for the release of 29 of its prisoners.

Syrian prisoner release deal breaks deadlock on Ghouta medical evacuations

Four patients were evacuated from eastern Ghouta, where almost 400,000 people have been under siege with President Bashar al-Assad's forces since 2013, the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) says in a statement. The Jaish al-Islam rebel group in Eastern Ghouta says it was releasing 29 detainees. Deputy reconciliation minister Ahmed Mounir says a deal was struck for a number of sick people to leave eastern Ghouta in return for the release of what he called kidnapped people. A lady & girl are seen in an ambulance during medical evacuation from the besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta to Damascus, Syria December 27, 2017. Slideshow (four Images)Although Eastern Ghouta is officially a "de-escalation Region" under Russian-led ceasefire deals for rebel district, Battling there has continued.

ICRC hopes to resume medical evacuations in Syria's Ghouta

according to The evacuation, that started on Tuesday after a deal among Damascus & a rebel faction, participate letting some patients leave rebel-held eastern Ghouta in return for insurgents releasing detainees. final 30 days, the United Nations called on world powers to help arrange the medical evacuation of 500 people, including 167 Kids, from eastern Ghouta, dubbing it a "humanitarian emergency."The world body estimates 400,000 civilians have been under siege in eastern Ghouta with President Bashar al-Assad's forces. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) & Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) volunteers are seen during medical evacuation from the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta to Damascus, Syria December 27, 2017. The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) says on Twitter that twelve Kids were evacuated from the ambit overnight to receive medical care in hospitals in Damascus. Syrian state break news agency SANA says on Thursday that hundreds of "kidnapped" still remain in eastern Ghouta, generality of whom are ladies & Kids.

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