A fleet of buses has begun transporting tens of thousands of people between four besieged Syrian towns under a deal forged by the warring Syrian Government and rebel forces.
Key points:
- Buses carrying rebel fighters leave Madaya towards Idlib
- Thousands evacuated from pro-government towns headed for Aleppo
- Critics say the evacuations are forced displacement
Under a swap deal brokered by Iran and Qatar they are being evacuated after long sieges that have led to a humanitarian situation described as catastrophic by the United Nations.
Activists say after postponements the buses have now started to move carrying the first of the 30,000 people involved.
Critics of this deal and others like it say they amount to forced demographic change.
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