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Amid Bombardment, Thousands Evacuate Syrian Suburb of Eastern Ghouta

HeadlineMar 27, 2018

In Syria, thousands of people are being evacuated from besieged Eastern Ghouta, outside the capital Damascus, under a deal brokered by Russia. The Syrian government and Russian warplanes have been bombing the rebel-held enclave for over a month, killing well over a thousand people. Early Tuesday morning, a convoy of 100 buses departed Eastern Ghouta for the rebel-held province of Idlib in northern Syria.

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