Over 3,000 evacuated from rebel-held Aleppo in Syria

In Syria, more than 3,000 people have been evacuated in buses and ambulances from a besieged rebel-held enclave in the city of Aleppo, officials say. The International Committee of the Red Cross says the full evacuation of civilians and rebels is likely to take several days.

sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Government forces, backed by Russian allies, took nearly all remaining rebel-held parts of Aleppo this week. It represents a major victory for President Bashar al-Assad. He hailed the liberation of Aleppo and said history was being made. The evacuation of civilians, rebels and their families had been due to take place on Wednesday but an earlier ceasefire deal collapsed.