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Evacuations From Eastern Aleppo Resume

Evacuation efforts by aid agencies in Aleppo were suspended on Friday, just one day after buses began shuttling evacuees out of the rubble. This came amid accounts that pro-government militiamen had been executing evacuees. The Syrian government captured the rebel-held city after a ground-and-air siege by government and Russian forces, during which Aleppo residents posted "final goodbyes" on social media. The five-year civil war has killed more than 500,000 people, displacing half the country’s residents. We’ll talk with Bay Area Syrian-Americans about how the conflict has colored their lives and hear their fears and hopes for family and friends at home and abroad.
Michael Krasny
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Syrian children play on a swing in the government-held part of Aleppo's Salaheddin neighborhood on Dec. 16, 2016. (Youssef Karwashan/AFP/Getty Images)

Evacuation of civilians and rebels in eastern Aleppo resumed Sunday after coming to a halt earlier in the weekend when some of the buses used were set on fire. Thousands still await removal from the city. The Syrian government captured the rebel-held city after a ground-and-air siege by government and Russian forces, during which Aleppo residents posted “final goodbyes” on social media. The five-year civil war has killed more than 500,000 people, displacing half the country’s residents. On Monday, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution to monitor the evacuations. We’ll get the latest on the crisis.

Organizations Mentioned by Jessica Ashooh

Guests:

Fred Lawson, professor, government, Mills College; author, "Global Security Watch: Syria"

Jessica Ashooh, deputy director, Middle East Strategy Task Force, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council

Amr Al-Azm, associate professor, Middle East history and anthropology, Shawnee State University; member, Syrian opposition

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