In Syria, hundreds of rebels and their family members have begun boarding buses in the town of Harasta, after agreeing to surrender to government forces in exchange for safe passage to northern Syria. Their surrender in the Damascus suburb known as Eastern Ghouta comes as Syrian human rights groups say a government offensive launched last month has so far killed 1,500 civilians, injured 5,300 others, and forced more than 80,000 people to flee in recent days.
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