Over 1,200 rebels opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have laid down their arms (File)
Moscow, Russia:
More than 20,000 civilians have left eastern Aleppo on Saturday and over 1,200 rebels opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have laid down their arms, Interfax news agency cited the Russian Defence Ministry as saying on Saturday.
(Reporting by Alexander Winning, editing by Louise Heavens)
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