Syria’s war: Surprise rebel evacuation from Eastern Ghouta More than a dozen fighters and their families evacuated from Eastern Ghouta and brought to Idlib, state media reports.

  Fighters from besieged Eastern Ghouta were transported on a government bus through the al-Wafeedin corridor [Youssef Badawi/EPA] In a surprise move, several members of Syria’s armed opposition have been evacuated from rebel-held Eastern Ghouta late on Friday, sources told Al Jazeera. The evacuation comes as the Syrian army intensified its operations in the central … Continue reading Syria’s war: Surprise rebel evacuation from Eastern Ghouta More than a dozen fighters and their families evacuated from Eastern Ghouta and brought to Idlib, state media reports.