The Syrian opposition criticised the evacuation, saying that the international community had failed the people of Daraya. Residents were suffering from severe shortages and malnutrition prior to the aid deliveries, according to local activists.Ī Reuters news agency witness saw six buses leaving the town, and footage on state television showed buses carefully driving past a large group of soldiers through streets lined with rubble. Since then, only one aid shipment has reached the area, according to the United Nations.
Rebel fighters and government forces agreed to a deal on Thursday to evacuate the town, which pro-government forces have surrounded since 2012. The first buses carrying residents and rebel fighters left the Damascus suburb of Daraya on Friday under a deal that will see the area evacuated after a four-year siege by government forces.Īid convoys arranged by the medical charity Red Crescent entered the suburb early on Friday, as part of the deal that grants control of the area to government forces.
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